Individual Counseling

Inner Resource

Life is a practice. Our greatest leaps occur when we dare to explore our perceived limitations and step boldly into the vision of who we wish to be. Honest exploration of those limits requires courage, vulnerability, and a sense of humor.

  • Reconnect to yourself through mindfulness, self-inquiry, and curiosity

  • Gain a sense of agency and choicefulness

  • Learn practical regulation and resourcing skills

  • Build resiliency (in a world that doesn’t always support it)

  • Increase your self-worth and self-esteem

Change is possible and I will be with you every step of the way.

Complex & Relational Trauma

Humans are biologically and neurologically wired through relationship - from nervous system to nervous system - most influentially during our first years of life. We learn about who we are, about our needs and desires, our worthiness, our capacity, and our value through the reflection of relationship.

Unfortunately, most of us have experienced some level of misattunement or harm in relationship with our primary caregivers. Even the most well-intended parents will still miss cues or needs of their children. Since these wounds occurred in relationship, so too can healing happen through relationship. As such, the therapeutic relationship is a vital tool for therapeutic change. Research has shown that the greatest indicator for effective change in therapy is not a particular method or modality, but the quality of the therapeutic relationship.

Foundations of My Approach

NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is a mindfulness-based, developmentally-oriented, and neuroscientifically-informed clinical treatment for addressing complex, relational, and developmental trauma. Early, unconscious patterns of disconnection deeply affect our identity, emotions, physiology, behavior and relationships. By focusing on establishing connection to the parts of self that are organized, coherent and functional, NARM provides a model that supports self-regulation and personal agency, restructuring adaptive strategies into coherent narratives and behavior change. NARM uses both top-down and bottom-up approaches. Top-down approaches emphasize cognitions and emotions as the primary focus. Bottom-up approaches, on the other hand, focus on the body, the felt sense and the instinctive responses as they are mediated through the brain stem toward higher levels of brain organization. Using both bottom-up and top-down orientations greatly expands each client’s response capacity and neural integration.

The Hakomi Method is at the forefront in the field of mindfulness-based somatic psychotherapy. Hakomi is based in the principles of mindfulness, non-violence, organicity, and change.  The root of the work is seated in present moment experience. These experiences illuminate unconscious core material and neural patterns that inform the way we see ourselves and the world. Through a loving, gentle, and safe container, The Hakomi Method assists clients to enter a place of self-study, somatic and emotional exploration, discovery, and profound transformation.

• Increasing Self-awareness
• Meaning and Purpose
• Living in Alignment with Your Vision/Truth
• Finding Your Life Path
• Spiritual Exploration
• Personal Growth

• Self Esteem
• Self-Care/Compassion
• Chronic Illness
• Nervous System Regulation
• Emotional Distress & Anxiety
• Complex Trauma
• Attachment
• Life Change/Transition
• Grief and Loss
• Addictive Tendencies
• Feeling Low and Hopeless

• Sexuality and Gender
• Relationship & Family Issues
• Conflict Resolution
• Communication Skills
• Career Coaching and Mentoring
• Achieving Goals; family, career, personal

Common Areas of Focus

I am trauma-informed, sex and body-positive, and committed to increasing my social awareness. I believe it is essential to consider how systems of power and privilege relate to each person’s experience in the world and welcome these considerations and inquiries in my office.

I support all gender expressions, sexual orientations, and relationship structures, including monogamy and non-monogamy. I will aim to meet you within your approach to life.

All Are Welcome

Rates

My individual sessions are either 50-minutes or 65-minutes, depending on the needs and preferences of the client. I generally do not bill insurance, but would happily send you a “superbill” for you to submit to your insurance. I accept limited clients on OHP/Health Share.

Out-of-pocket discounted rates:

50-minute - $155

65-minute - $190