Clinical Social Worker | Somatic Experiencing Practitioner | Internal Family Systems Level 2 Therapist
I work with busy women who long to feel calm and confident in their work and relationships but feel frustrated and held back by anxiety, stress, and overwhelm. They have checked all the boxes and done everything right to keep up with all the demands and responsibilities of daily life, but it feels like it’s never enough and they are always failing or falling behind. Stress is getting in the way of how they’d like to show up for the things and people that matter most.
Women who work with me want to feel more mindful and be able to ride the waves of life with less stress, but it’s hard. Many of my clients have experienced trauma or loss, though they’d never think of it that way. They consider themselves fortunate for what they have been able to accomplish, and try to keep the past in past. Yet they are beginning to wonder if maybe the way they’ve managed depression and anxiety for so long is actually a trauma response.
Some clients who come to me are dealing with chronic stress patterns that are starting to show up as autoimmune issues, and they realize that they they can’t keep on doing business as usual. Others desperately want to be good parents and not repeat the intergenerational cycles of trauma that they themselves experienced as children, but despite their best efforts, they are consumed with worry that they may be making some of the same mistakes.
I help my clients to heal the past and really be who they want to be in the present. We do this by developing more self-compassion, learning positive mind-body strategies to better manage stress and calm anxiety, and look at systemic and structural patterns that contribute to chronic stress and trauma. Clients find that they feel more confidence in trusting their intuition and they stop questioning whether they should feel the way they feel. Clients who work with me feel less self-doubt, less anxious, and more clarity when communicating with loved ones and setting important boundaries in their work and relationships.
More About My Background
I have over 18 years experience working as a therapist in the intersections of trauma, attachment, and relationships. Before starting my private practice, I worked for over ten years in community mental health working with parents and young children, specializing in trauma and attachment. This experience of working with families during the most vulnerable and formative years of a child’s development deepened my understanding of how early experiences shape one’s perception of themselves, others, and their role in the world. It is my passion to support others in healing from these early experiences and relationship patterns.
Outside of being a therapist, I love nature, music, and dance. I am drawn to anything involving rhythm and movement- if there is live drumming, I’m there. While I love nature and hiking I am also perfectly content sitting outside checking out the neighborhood trees and birds. I am terrified of spiders but overcome my fears to catch and release them, because I think of fractals, and how we can begin to make the changes we want to see in the world starting with ourselves.
In my spare time I also cherish time with friends and family. There is nothing like good belly laughter with someone who totally gets you.