The therapeutic frameworks I most often use in my work are mindfulness-based interventions, holistic healing, trauma-informed approaches, attachment and attunement therapies, Shame Resilience Theory (SRT) (made popular by Dr. Brené Brown), the Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA), and I am certified in the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) which was created from Polyvagal Theory. I incorporate techniques from the field of Energy Psychology that are appropriate for use within a clinical mental health counseling scope. I also utilize principles of Existential Psychotherapy (helping you find meaning) and draw on other approaches if useful for a client’s needs (such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy).

These therapeutic lenses synthesize together well in practice because at the core of all of them is an understanding that we are biologically wired for connection, and that safe connections are a biological necessity for our ability to survive and thrive.

One of the most devastating consequences of trauma and/or chronic stress is a belief that connection is not safe or that we are not good enough. This could lead to disconnection from self, others, and the environment, resulting in symptoms of anxiety, depression, substance abuse and other numbing behaviors, physical pain, overthinking, anger, negative thinking patterns, and shame responses.

My overarching goal as a clinician is to help you feel better connected to yourself (your body, mind, spirit), to others, to the world around you, and increase a felt sense of security and worthiness within these vital connections. I also seek to use affirming approaches so that you feel validated, free of judgment, and free to be authentic while you work through your needs. Together we can help you achieve a sense of peace, calm, empowerment, and self-trust.