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Do you need guidance in finding happiness and fulfillment in your life? Do you need someone who can help find your strengths? Are you having trouble achieving healthy relationships because of childhood wounds, traumatic experiences or low self esteem? I believe that your past experience made you who you are today. What happened to you will always be a part of you, but it should not define you. I'm here to help you process your past and together we will plan your future. Don't leave yourself alone with your suffering. Let's work together to find meaningful purpose in your life's turmoil. Emotional and psychological traumas happen to everyone. It can be caused by a one time event, ongoing relentless stress or commonly overlooked events such as work, death, break-up/divorce, surgery, humiliating experience or childhood attachment wounds. Working through trauma alone is daunting, lonely, re-traumatizing. A trauma specialist can help with your healing.
Our first session is centered on building a strong, trusting foundation. This is your space to share what brings you to therapy, what you hope to gain from our work together, and the changes you would like to see in your life as a result of trauma-focused therapy. We will clarify your goals, explore your current challenges, and begin identifying the strengths and resilience you already carry. My intention is to help you feel understood, supported, and hopeful — and to remind you that healing is possible. This is the beginning of your journey toward clarity, confidence, and freedom from the weight of the past. You don’t have to do it alone.
As a former medic for 13 years, a yoga and mindfulness practitioner & a leader of a community that empowers women, my approach is humanistic, person centered & mindfulness based. My methods are: IFS, CBT, Mindfulness Based and Prolonged Exposure Therapy. Let me help you show up as your true authentic self.
first responders, healthcare professionals, creatives, teachers, entrepreneurs, immigrants, Asian Americans and Black and Brown Individuals.
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Cash - $175 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth
Amerihealth Administrators
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Geisinger - Commercial
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Highmark
Highmark - Medicare
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UPMC Health Plan
Trauma-Focused CBT
Educating the client and their family about trauma and its impact on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS therapy is a deeply compassionate and effective approach that empowers clients to understand and heal their internal systems, fostering self-leadership and inner harmony. Help the client recognize when parts are activated in daily life and encourage them to respond from their Self rather than react automatically. Suggest practices like pausing and internally asking, “Which part of me is feeling this way right now, and what does it need?” to cultivate ongoing awareness and integration of IFS principles.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
PE is based on decades of research and is designed to help individuals process traumatic memories rather than avoid them. Avoidance is what keeps PTSD symptoms alive. PE helps the brain and nervous system fully digest what happened so the memory becomes integrated instead of triggering.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I use mindfulness-based trauma therapy to help clients gently reconnect with their bodies, regulate their nervous systems, and build awareness without judgment. Trauma often keeps us stuck in survival mode — either reliving the past or bracing for the future. Mindfulness helps bring us back to the present moment, where healing can actually occur.
1 rating with written reviews
August 6, 2025
She is patient and allows me to sort my thoughts and redirects them as needed simply by verbalizing back what i’ve discussed.This is proof she listens intently & with purpose. Inspires great insights and positive practices moving forward between sessions! Perhaps my best therapy experience.