AREAS OF FOCUS

From this sacred lens, I approach a wide range of focus areas with non-pathologizing care:

  • Depression/Anxiety

  • Complex Trauma/PTSD

  • "Personality Disorders"

  • Historical/Intergenerational Trauma

  • Relationships/Relational Trauma

  • Vicarious Trauma/Burn Out

  • Sexual Harm

  • Substance Use/Harm Reduction

  • Biracial/Multicultural Experiences

  • Sex Positive

  • LGBTQAI2S+ Identities

  • Re-entry/Post Incarceration Healing

  • Brainspotting

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My practice honors that we cannot be reduced to isolated "conditions." You are a holistic being, and your paths of growth and struggle emerge from the intricate tapestries of your identities, experiences, ancestral narratives, and individual/collective traumas.

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who i work with

I work with people when they’re feeling stuck, lost, or groundless. This might show up in habits like substance use, disordered eating, difficulty sleeping. Some people feel overwhelmed, angry and irritated all the time, with feelings of helplessness. People feel a tension between being themselves and some unknown sense of who they feel they should be. Sometimes they see a disconnect at work and feel burnt out. Shame is a common theme that comes up for people I work with. 

 I work with people who tend to be perfectionists or people pleasers, caregivers and helpers of the world. People who feel successful in some areas of their life but struggle in building relationships. I work with people who hold marginalized identities but also feel othered in their communities. If this feels like you, we might be a good fit. 

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