Bring your pain, bring your anger, bring your crazy and your weird—it’s all welcome here. So much of our suffering comes from believing that we need to stifle our true selves to succeed and belong in the world, and I’m here to support you as you unpack the fear and shame that drives your sense of disconnection. I work with individual adults and couples to find new ways of relating to the self, to each other, and to the world so that you can navigate life with greater ease and authenticity.

While we can’t change what happened, we can work together to process the parts of the past that are keeping you from fully living in the present. Sometimes the very strategies we use to survive overwhelming experiences are what drives our suffering when those strategies are no longer needed. Overthinking, hypervigilance, irritability, and feeling as if you’re always guilty or in a fog can indicate areas of stuckness that need to be felt and integrated in order to heal. I am a relationally driven counselor who uses techniques from Somatic Experiencing to support individuals and couples in reclaiming their sense of vitality and connection with mind, body, and spirit.

I work by leading with respect, compassion, and curiosity, and I often challenge those I am working with to navigate feelings of discomfort in order to disrupt outdated patterns and increase their quality of life. By recognizing the ways in which stress and trauma can be subconsciously guiding our choices, we have the opportunity to release these holding patterns and reclaim power and agency in our lives and relationships.

It takes courage to embark on a healing journey, and it is an act of resistance to reclaim our peace and joy in a chaotic world. I hope to walk alongside you as you cultivate the life you want to live. I am working under Andy Lear’s LCSW, SEP clinical supervision as I work towards my LCPC credential.