New to Grow
I am a trauma‑informed therapist who deeply respects our ability to adapt, survive, and heal. I welcome all who are seeking not just symptom relief, but a deeper sense of safety, wholeness, and self-trust. I am certified in Janina Fisher’s Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) model. This approach is especially supportive for people who feel stuck in cycles of reactivity, shame, dissociation, or emotional overwhelm. Rather than pathologizing symptoms, we work together to understand them as adaptive survival strategies and gently build capacity for regulation, self-compassion, and choice. My work is grounded, collaborative, and paced with care. I integrate parts‑based, body‑aware, and mindfulness‑oriented practices to help clients reconnect with themselves in ways that feel safe and empowering. Together, we focus on understanding your inner experience with curiosity and compassion, and on developing new ways of responding that feel more supportive and aligned. Outside the therapy room, I am a surfer, yoga practitioner, hiker, and nature painter. Time in the ocean and the natural world continually informs my clinical work, reminding me of the importance of rhythm, attunement, and patience in the healing process. These values often show up in how I work with clients: steady, respectful of limits, and trusting your process. If you’re living with anxiety, stress, emotional heaviness, or coping strategies that once helped but now feel limiting, you’re in the right place. You don’t need to have a name for what you’re experiencing. I would be honored to support you as you reconnect with yourself in a way that feels safe and empowering.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Starting therapy can bring up a mix of hope and uncertainty. In our first session, my aim is to help you feel comfortable, oriented, and supported. We’ll begin gently, taking a moment to settle in and check where you are. There’s no right way to show up, and no pressure to share more than feels okay. You’ll have space to talk about what brought you here, what’s been weighing on you, and what you’d like help with now. I’ll also share a bit about how I work so we can begin shaping a direction together. You don’t need to tell your whole story. The goal of the first session is to establish safety, clarify next steps, and help you leave feeling a bit more grounded and hopeful about the path forward. Even small steps count.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My work is grounded in a deep respect for the natural rhythms of healing and for listening with curiosity and compassion. I work with people across a wide range of experiences—from those who are getting through daily life but feel anxious, disconnected, or emotionally heavy, to those whose trauma has felt more overwhelming. Wherever you’re starting from, you’re welcome here. I’m trained in Janina Fisher’s Trauma‑Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST), which helps us understand symptoms as meaningful responses rather than problems to solve. Our work is collaborative and paced with care, focusing on building a sense of safety, trust, and flexibility over time. Spending time surfing, practicing yoga, hiking, and painting in nature continually shapes how I work. The ocean reminds me that healing is not linear—it unfolds through patience, attentiveness, and respect for timing. Therapy with me is about slowing down, listening more closely to yourself, and reconnecting in ways that feel supportive and empowering.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I welcome individuals who are navigating a wide range of experiences, from life transitions and adjustment concerns to the lasting effects of significant trauma. Many people come to therapy feeling anxious, emotionally heavy, or disconnected and hoping for both a compassionate space to be deeply understood and practical support that makes everyday life feel easier. I see therapy as a collaborative relationship—one where we listen with curiosity and care, build useful skills together, and gently work toward a life that feels more balanced and meaningful.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
In our work together, I use Parts Work to help you understand the different “parts” of yourself—especially the ones that carry fear, shame, anger, or protective instincts. Instead of seeing these reactions as flaws, we explore them as survival strategies that developed for good reasons. By getting to know these parts with curiosity and compassion, you can build more internal harmony, reduce reactivity, and make choices that feel aligned with your present rather than your past.
Integrative
Integrative therapy is a flexible, holistic approach that draws from multiple therapeutic models rather than relying on just one. The idea is simple: no single method fits every person or every situation, so treatment is tailored to your unique needs, history, and goals. In practice, this means I blend approaches—such as parts work, somatic awareness, mindfulness, attachment‑based work, and trauma‑informed models—to support you in the way that feels most effective and sustainable. Integrative therapy allows us to work with your mind, body, emotions, and nervous system as an interconnected whole, creating a more personalized and responsive healing process.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT—Cognitive Behavioral Therapy—is a structured, evidence‑based approach that helps people understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The core idea is that when we become aware of unhelpful thinking patterns and the behaviors that reinforce them, we can begin to shift them in ways that reduce distress and increase a sense of agency. In therapy, this often looks like learning new skills, practicing more balanced ways of thinking, and experimenting with small, meaningful changes that support your goals.