Please note: I am currently private-pay only, meaning I do not accept insurance.

Each of us wants our story to be heard. True healing comes when mind, body and spirit are whole. Having grown up overseas, I understand the alienation of being an outsider in your own country. I experienced the psychological trauma & shame created by religious/church maltreatment. I lived the pain cycle of love vs chaos in narcissistic relationships. I've experienced divorce, remarriage, single-parenting hardships, poverty; while also finding the beauty of rebuilding brokenness. There is power and restoration when we invite someone to walk alongside us, no matter how painful the struggle.

I offer a safe space of acceptance and kind confrontation. Our lives manifest trauma in many ways. Trauma can be a pattern or a one-time event from religious, psychological, emotional, or physical abuse often by the people we trust the most. One of my therapy tools is EMDR Therapy, a “non-talk-therapy” method that helps us work through the past, accept the present and work toward a healthy future. To learn more about EMDR Therapy please visit https://www.emdria.org/.

Another form of therapy used is a well-known one, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). This modality guides us to identify and deconstruct challenging thought patterns, working toward reframing them into positive thoughts. For more detailed information please visit https://psychcentral.com/pro/the-basic-principles-of-cognitive-behavior-therapy.

As your therapist, I will be present at your point of need, finding what works for you. Whether it is anxiety, trauma, religion "mess", LGBTQIA+ issues, narcissism, codependency; or parenting, troubled marriage, shame, powerlessness, having had toxic parents, aging, or simply the need to redirect a career, I will listen with consideration and open-mindedness while also not hesitating to challenge you when you need another perspective or a “nudge”.