genuine connections counseling, enhancing the connection between your mind, body, and brain
humans being humans connecting through the shared experience of finding beauty in tragedy
My Vision
I come to others as a healer of the mind, body, and brain. I understand that healing requires these parts of ourselves to connect as we work towards a more authentic whole self. My contemplative education, my life experiences, and my post graduate trainings all inform my work as a psychotherapist. The power of being in relationship with another human is unmatched. Together we learn that the connections that are fostered in therapy sessions are the foundation of the healing journey.
I am a licensed psychotherapist with a contemplative lens who is trained in EMDR, and has a large capacity to hold and be with others as they experience attunement, validation, emotional regulation, honesty, and reconnection to themselves and the world around them.
Client Centered Sessions
There is a lot at play when two humans connect to heal. I offer a place for you to be who you are and decide where you take the session. You as the client are invited to bring up what is on your mind in the present moment. As you are speaking to your current and past experiences I am tracking your emotional regulation. Together we will connect the stories and narratives to your internal emotional and physical landscapes. I will also notice patterns that may be related to the past yet are showing up in the present. I offer what I am tracking when it feels supportive to your healing. It is important that we work together to create a space where you feel open to being honest with me, but more importantly with yourself. One part of healing is a willingness to confront the truths of ourselves, our family systems, our ancestral patterns and habits that have been long held. As the client you have agency and ultimately will decide when you are ready to go deeper. I am here as a guide on your journey towards healing.
EMDR Sessions
EMDR is an eight phase trauma treatment modality with the intention to unify your experiences. This will include creating a trauma timeline and offering resourcing and grounding exercises. The exercises help assist me in assessing a client's capacity to be with and aware of their emotions and physical sensations. Your emotions and physical sensations are connected to your past experiences. The stories or narratives that your mind creates around those events, past and current are the gateway to knowing what is asking to be healed. When I have determined clients are in a place where they are internally and externally resourced; meaning you are able to draw on your internal and environmental strengths and supports, we start the three pronged protocol. This trauma modality is beneficial for clients who are living with traumatic or life disturbing experiences that seem inescapable. Moving through life events with EMDR does not eliminate the memory. Rather, it works towards releasing the emotional charge that has been held in the mind and body while also impacting the brain.
Included in All Sessions
I believe deeper work occurs for the client when trust and safety are cultivated within the therapeutic relationship. I offer support, attunement, and validation which creates a space where you feel seen, heard, and understood. I will create an environment where trust and safety are present which will allow your nervous system the opportunity to relax. Throughout our work together I will invite you to partake in grounding and resourcing exercises. I truly believe as you increase the connection to your mind and body, the aliments you are currently living with will naturally dissipate with time, patience, and trust. What is being asked of you is no easy feat. Healing is not about doing "the work" to get somewhere. It is about learning to be with, as you accept and honor where you come from, who you are now, and who you choose to be going forward. You are not alone on this journey through healing and self discovery. I genuinely believe healing is possible.
“Disconnection from the body is related to experiencing traumatic events."
Bessel van der Kolk
Schedule a Session
In-person and online sessions available
(720) 459-4847
