THERAPY FOR THE MIND, BODY & HEART
Internal Family Systems
Certified Therapist
Honoring the challenges of being human as an opportunity for healing, self-discovery, and connection to a fulfilling life.
Therapy helps to make life easier when it is hard and you wish for a road home to yourself.
Can you relate to?
- Feeling overwhelmed and don’t know exactly how to begin feeling better
- Being chronically stressed, anxious, or depressed that is impacting other areas of your life that are important to you
- Your reactions feel out of proportion to the events that are happening
- Challenging relationships and family dynamics
- Difficulty setting boundaries
- Disconnected or uncertain about what’s most important and meaningful to you
- Confused about what it means to be human in the context of a complicated world
- A painful and difficult childhood that impacts you in present day
- Uncomfortable physical symptoms and sensations that you have a sense are related to your emotions, past experiences, or current challenges
- Feeling like you didn’t belong or was misunderstood in your family or community
Benefits of working with me
- Reduce immediate suffering
- Learn practical skills and tools to live a happy and peaceful life
- Greater clarity, connection & compassion towards yourself and others
- Understanding there is always more to the story and varying perspectives
- Mind-body awareness which leads to better physical, mental, and emotional health
- Learn how to relate to symptoms in the body as a gateway to understanding and hearing what it needs to heal
- Improve mood, mindset, attitude, confidence, productivity, motivation, decision making, and overall quality of life
Who I work best with?
Although I can help support many different types of people, I work best with those who are interested in an integrative, holistic, and spiritual approach. This means that I am not only interested in what you think about or the current challenges you are facing, but I am equally as curious about what you notice and feel in your body. People who are interested in working with me are often asking questions about how their struggles and difficulties can be a stepping stone for deeper growth, are wondering what it means to be human from a spiritual perspective, and are motivated to live a more fulfilling life that honors who they are at the core of their being.
Most clients who work with me:
- High-functioning adults living meaningful lives who are inspired to grow
- Wish for a stronger mind-body connection but often get stuck in thoughts and patterns
- Have experienced childhood trauma or a dysfunctional family
- Are heart-centered, struggle with boundaries, and quietly feel depleted from caregiving
- Face ongoing relational challenges tied to self-worth, a desire for validation, or not feeling good enough
Local and Destination Retreats
Retreats are an invitation to restore, rest, and nourish yourself as well as learn practical self-care practices to live daily life with understanding and ease. These retreats integrate somatic gentle yoga, breathing, mindfulness, Internal Family Systems, reflection, and nature. Time on retreat leads you toward a deep connection to yourself.
“If you allow yourself to be the person you are then everything will come into rhythm.”
- John O’Donohue
A bit about me
As a therapist, I consider myself a companion to you on this journey of healing, self-discovery, and transformation. This isn’t just a therapeutic space; it’s a relationship where we explore, heal, and embrace the potential of your deepest wishes and potential.
I bring decades of personal and professional self-inquiry, meditation, and somatic yoga therapy experiences. Through these experiences and years of training, I’ve woven together a unique approach that integrates the mind, body, and heart; specifically informed by and based on Internal Family Systems.
I blend heartfelt support with a structured, practical, and evidence-based approach. My intention is to help you gain perspective and connect you to your innate wisdom and essence. This approach provides insights and healing into the intricate web of your mind, body, and heart.
Therapeutic Services
Individual Therapy
Often, when times are difficult, we need the support of another person to listen, offer perspective, and hold space for the complexities of being human. Individual therapy offers a personalized approach to your needs, incorporating a body-based philosophy, education about the science of the nervous system and brain, and a holistic viewpoint that we are interconnected in our own system of mind, body, and heart but also with the external systems we live in and are impacted by.
Internal Family Systems
Somatic Therapy
The somatic approach is an integrative philosophy that honors the connection between mind and body. Each aspect of a human system affects the other and contributes to your well-being and health. Somatic Therapy utilizes gentle body movements, breath, visualizations, mindfulness, and reflection from a yoga perspective.
Support for Therapists
Therapist retreats and training offer CEUS steeped in IFS, Somatic Yoga Therapy, and mindfulness. These are experiential and/or educational retreats that both attend to self-care, but also inspire possibilities for work with clients.
Individual sessions that incorporate holistic, somatic practices, and IFS are also available.
