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You MATTER, you BELONG, you make SENSE. Has anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship conflict left you feeling trapped or empty? Worried you are "crazy," cursed, or too messed up to have the life/ love you long for? Inner critics driving you to the edge? Afraid of hurting loved ones? I provide a safe space to speak your truth, understand why you feel what you feel, be validated and held with compassion. Together, with curiosity, playfulness + warmth, we'll explore what brought you to therapy, discuss diagnoses if helpful, acknowledge the intelligence of your system, nurture it, incorporate new tools, and celebrate your growth! I work with individual teens/ adults, couples, and families using a nonjudgemental, trauma informed, social/ eco justice, somatic, NVC, harm reduction, light hearted approach. Having survived a traumatic childhood, I'll help you navigate + rewire dysfunctional family dynamics. I especially enjoy offering therapy outside and reconnecting to nature and beauty.
Clarity about what you feel and why. The feeling of having been heard, validated, and empathized with. Tools that grow presence, relief from anxiety + depression, and warmth toward yourself. Communication skills that help you speak your truth with compassion, prevent and reduce conflict, and build relationships where everyone's needs matter.
Trauma informed, evidence-based support, including Nonviolent / Compassionate Communication, attachment-based tools, eco-therapy, positive psychology, somatic awareness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, family systems, attachment focused EMDR, and parts work.
Being a Compassionate Communication / NVC teacher for several years, former ecologist + Yosemite trail worker, Enneagram 4, and survivor of childhood trauma in a home with mental illness has all contributed to skills as a therapist. Clients say I am especially non-judgmental, playful, and easy to talk to.