My Approach to Helping
I am a trauma-informed somatic therapist dedicated to helping individuals with trauma, anxiety, and depression.
If you are struggling with grief, anxiety, depression, or relationship issues, your presence matters deeply here. I am a trauma-informed LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) licensed in California, Colorado, and New Mexico. I have been in practice for over a decade. Currently, I am seeing clients virtually with some in-person sessions.
Research in neuroscience shows that the combination of somatic therapy, EMDR, and breathwork have a deep capacity for healing trauma. Through cultivating somatic awareness, we can shift unhealthy patterns and past trauma. Somatic therapy utilizes the connection between the body, mind spirit and believes healing takes place within the whole self. EMDR works through bilateral stimulation of the brain and helps the brain re-organize thoughts around traumatic memories. Becoming present with our breath can help us move through trauma in our lives. Other modalities that I use in therapy are polyvagal theory, IFS, and attachment theory. All of these modalities come from a whole body perspective in healing.
We will work together to discover what is best for your process of healing. Whether this be through traditional psychotherapy approaches, body-oriented approaches, or ethno-indigenous approaches, we will create a plan specific to your healing journey. I look forward to working with you.