Uncovering, Healing & Transformation

Psychotherapy for healing patterns of the past and opening to well being, fulfillment and aliveness

Who will you be when you find the courage to be truthful with yourself?

It takes a lot of energy to hold back our true feelings. It can lead to depression, anxiety and dissatisfaction, as well as addictive patterns. We live with conditioned messages that it’s not OK to feel, or to be ourselves. We may feel stigmatized with an inner sense of shame or that we need to hide who we really are. It takes courage to look at ourselves, but the journey to living more authentically is worth it!


Psychotherapy is a process where we reflect on our histories to see how we were impacted, and what beliefs about ourselves, others and the world we developed. For many of us this includes different forms of trauma. In my work I utilize ways of working with the body and the nervous system, as well as Parts work (Internal Family Systems) to guide people to uncover and shift these beliefs and patterns to open to healthier and more authentic ways of being. 


The pandemic has brought many of us to ask: What do I really want? How can I live more authentically and closer to my true values and desires? Who am I now? Change and endings open to new beginnings, but the space in between the old and the new is actually ripe with possibilities. You don’t have to do this all by yourself. Let’s discover who you are now and what you want, together.

You want to feel more Joy and fulfillment in your life.

 

You need to feel more alive, self expressed and empowered.


You don’t want to feel held back by old belief patterns that aren’t serving you anymore.


You have passions and contributions to offer the world.


You are tired of giving away too much of yourself.


You may be tired of living under the shadow of lack of self trust, self doubt and perfectionism.

Having a supportive space to be 

heard, supported, challenged, 

to stretch and grow ourselves is what therapy is all about. 

Through a process of exploring and understanding our current challenges from a lens of seeing how our past affects our present, we can heal and transform ourselves. I offer a warm, welcoming space where you can explore and discover your truth and make room for your new beginnings.


I welcome people of all genders and backgrounds and respect and honor the diversity in each of my clients.

How I Work

I incorporate modalities including: Parts work (IFS) , EMDR, Expressive arts, Somatic attachment work, Mindfulness, Brainspotting, movement, and Guided imagery. I use these with verbal therapy to support your nervous system and heal trauma patterns and beliefs that keep you stuck. Through understanding how your past is held in the body and your patterns of stress and trauma, we will work to bring awareness and healing so you can live more in integrity with who you really are.


You don’t have to be “artistic” or know how to draw to benefit from non-verbal expressive modalities. These can provide access to change and transformation more quickly than simply “talking” about an issue only from the left brain(thinking) level.  I am trained in a method of right and left brain drawing called Metacognitive Drawing (Intentional Creativity process) that helps access our deeper knowing beyond our left “thinking” brain. Together we will develop and access resources through your mind, body and imagination that can serve to support you in creating and embodying the changes you wish to manifest in your life.


I would be honored to support you to access your own creative source so that you can live a life with deeper meaning, aliveness, joy and abundance!

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Ways That I Work

Mindfulness and the Nervous System

Mindfulness is “ paying attention, in the present moment, to what is happening with curiosity, kindness and care. “ Mindfulness is a powerful skill that anyone can learn to face the stresses of day to day life and improve psychological and physical health. I incorporate mindfulness into my therapeutic and coaching work as a self awareness tool, which can decrease the impacts of stress and trauma, and improve well being. I am currently studying mindfulness meditation with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, and I am also training in Trauma sensitive mindfulness with David Treleaven.

Somatic Approaches

The healing of trauma and patterns from our past needs to incorporate body and brain focused work to help regulate our nervous systems for real transformation. I have trained in somatic approaches including Hakomi, Somatic Attachment work, Trauma informed IFS (current), Trauma sensitive mindfulness, Nervous system training with Dr. Amie Apigian, Irene Lyon’s trauma work, Neuro-Affective Touch (NAT) with Dr. Aline LaPierre, Breath of Love, and various movement therapies including Authentic Movement.

Intentional Creativity™

This is a process that combines creative expression with mindfulness to support growth & healing. In this process you create an intention and verbal inquiry, while drawing or painting . This allows fresh communication between your right and left sides of the brain, bypassing the usual left brain thinking . Using dominant and non-dominant hands, you allow the drawing to emerge which is an expression of your inner knowing, on a deeper level, to create new connections, insight and transformation. It’s not required to identify as an “artist” or to even feel creative or talented. This method helps you create a quiet stillness to hear inner messages and give them form. It is very powerful! Intentional Creativity lineage began with artist Lenore Thomas Straus, who brought images of healing and the feminine to the New Deal art with the Roosevelt administration. Straus mentored Sue Hoya Sellars, an extraordinary artist and teacher, who co-founded Intentional Creativity with her protegé, visionary artist Shiloh Sophia.

Expressive Arts

Do you know that feeling when you see a painting or hear a piece of music and you experience a deep emotion or feel deeply moved but it’s hard to put into words? That is the power of non-verbal expression. Expressive Arts therapy uses non-verbal modalities like art, writing, movement, music, etc. in the therapy work to support expression of feelings and deeper knowing that cannot be put into words. It’s an amazing medicine ! It is not about being an “artist” or knowing how to draw/paint/dance etc. It is about allowing our deeper self, our soul, creative impulses to find expression through modalities beyond words and the thinking mind. 

Specialties

  • Life Change and Transitions

    Life Changes, whether chosen or happening beyond our control, can be catalysts for living more authentically. Let’s work together so you don’t have to navigate these changes on your own. 

  • Trauma

    Through understanding how trauma patterns from the past are held in the body and nervous system, we will work to bring awareness and healing so you can live more in integrity with who you really are. I utilize trauma processing modalities including EMDR, Brainspotting, Trauma sensitive mindfulness, Internal Family Systems and Somatic Attachment work.

  • Depression and Anxiety

    We are living in a time of great change and uncertainty.  I bring ways of working with the body, brain and nervous system to manage and alleviate anxiety and depression.

  • Creativity and Being an Artist

    I know the depths, peaks and valleys of being an artist and the reality of creativity blocks. Let’s work together to move through these and open to your unique creative inspiration. 


  • A Woman’s Journey

    A woman’s life journey is rich and unique. Women are “wired” to tend and befriend, and we carry many responsibilities. This capacity for caring allows us to nurture others and yet we may be out of balance with a tendency to over-give, while neglecting our own needs and authentic self expression. This can result in a disconnection with our inner lives, and our true Self.


    If we were neglected or abused emotionally or physically, we develop a lack of self worth and may carry shame and have difficulty connecting to ourselves. This results in a search for outside approval, attachment issues where we may be disconnected from ourselves and others, with patterns of over-giving, self neglect, exhaustion and pain. 

    Therapy can guide and support us to see the ways we have learned to dim ourselves and to relate the parts of us that had to go into hiding. It takes courage and support to do this but can be life changing. Women can learn how to give back to ourselves, which is essential for our overall health and well being. 

  • Mid-Life/Aging

    I see Mid Life as a portal with great potential. Hormonal changes and the inevitable life stressors of this time can lead to feelings of overwhelm, increased anxiety and dissatisfaction. You may be wondering: Who am I now? What do I really want for the next chapter of my life? How do I move through all of these hormonal and life changes? How can I make peace with my changing body? Mid Life can be a challenge as we are confronted with hormonal shifts and the reality of aging and impermanence. I believe that Mid Life is an opportunity to re-Vision ourselves so that we can step into our next chapter with confidence, clarity and power. 

  • Grief and Loss

    The Story of our grief is the story of our Love.

    While grief can feel like your whole world is shattering, if we can stay with our hearts and this mystery of being human, there is a path of awakening and discovery of deeper love, compassion and self knowing that can be a lighthouse in the darkness. 


    The process of grief is a natural, normal part of the human experience. It takes time and deserves support. Grief impacts us on all levels – body/mind/soul and spirit. We may feel like we have been torn apart or literally brought to our knees. We may feel fear and anxiety. All of these are natural responses of our body and soul to the experience of loss.


    I support people with all types of losses. There are many ways we experience grief and loss in our lives: the loss of a home, a job, a relationship, an identity (ie: retirement) , the loss of a familiar place or country, etc. The experience of losing a loved one through death can be one of the most profound and challenging times we may face. It can also be a time of deep growth and transformation. 


    As the Phoenix rises from the ashes, so we can also rise through the transformative power of grief.

    While each person grieves in their own way, there are some universal features. 


    Physical: fatigue, sleep disturbances, shakiness, weakness, difficulty concentrating, headaches or other body pain, feeling disoriented, or loss of appetite. 


    Emotional: Shock, denial, feeling disconnected, overwhelming tears and sadness, anger, loneliness, numbness, confusion, mood swings, irritability, fear, guilt, regret. All of these experiences are normal and natural parts of the grief process. It is really important to honor your own process and your own needs during this time. While family and friends may be supportive, it can be helpful to have support from someone with experience who can guide you in your grief. 

    I would be honored to accompany you on your grief journey


    "My grief says that I dared to love, that I allowed another to enter the very core of my being and find a home in my heart. Grief is akin to praise; it is how the soul recounts the depth to which someone has touched our lives. To love is to accept the rites of grief." —Francis Weller

  • Mindfulness and Self Compassion

    Mindfulness is a practice of paying attention to the present moment, non-judgmentally, with as much kindness as possible. Mindfulness is a doorway to becoming more present in our lives. I am currently training in Mindfulness meditation with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. Self-compassion is the ability to turn understanding, acceptance, and love inwards and can help relieve many mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression and insecurity.

I would love to speak with you about how therapy can help…

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