Therapy that centers safety, clarity, and meaningful change
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or carrying experiences that haven’t had space to settle, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate it by yourself.
Therapy can be a place to slow down, listen more closely to what your body and emotions are communicating, and find relief that comes from feeling understood rather than pushed. I offer a calm, supportive space for this work, grounded in respect for your pace and your lived experience.
My Approach
My approach is relational, body-aware, and grounded in an understanding of how early experiences and the nervous system shape the way we feel, relate, and protect ourselves.
Drawing from Polyvagal Theory, attachment theory, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Deep Brain Reorienting, I focus on helping you:
Feel safer in your body and in relationships
Understand symptoms as adaptive responses, not personal failures
Gently process experiences that feel stuck or overwhelming
Build greater capacity for connection, choice, and self-trust
This work is not about forcing insight or reliving the past. It’s about creating the conditions where your system can settle and change can happen naturally, over time.
A gentle, steady place to begin
I offer therapy for adults in Washington State, with sessions available via telehealth / in-person.
The first step is a brief consultation where we can talk about what you’re hoping for, answer questions, and see whether working together feels like a good fit.
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) is a trauma-focused therapy that works with the body’s earliest responses to shock and threat. Rather than focusing on detailed memories or retelling painful experiences, DBR gently supports the nervous system in processing what happened at a very foundational level.
When something overwhelming occurs, the brain and body often react before we can think, speak, or make sense of what’s happening. These early survival responses — orienting, bracing, freezing — can remain unfinished, leaving the nervous system stuck in patterns of alarm, shutdown, or hypervigilance.
DBR helps bring careful attention to these early bodily signals, allowing the nervous system to complete what was interrupted. This can lead to a natural settling of threat responses, often without needing to relive the trauma or go into extensive narrative detail.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a body-centered approach to therapy that recognizes how experiences — especially overwhelming or traumatic ones — are held not only in thoughts and emotions, but also in the body. Rather than focusing primarily on talking through the past, this approach gently brings attention to present-moment bodily sensations, movements, and nervous system responses. By working with these physical signals in a careful, supported way, people can develop greater regulation, awareness, and choice, allowing patterns shaped by past experiences to soften and change over time.
Psychotherapy, often called therapy or counseling, is a collaborative process where you meet with a trained professional to explore thoughts, emotions, experiences, and patterns that may be affecting your well-being. It provides a confidential, supportive space to better understand yourself, develop coping and regulation skills, and work through challenges such as stress, trauma, relationship difficulties, or life transitions. Therapy is not about being fixed or judged; it’s about being met with care and support as you work toward greater clarity, resilience, and connection.
Who I support:
I work with adults who may be experiencing:
Trauma or long-standing stress
Anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or shutdown
Relationship and attachment concerns
Burnout, caregiving stress, or life transitions
A sense of being “on edge,” disconnected, or not fully yourself
Some people come in knowing exactly what they want to work on. Others just know something doesn’t feel right. Both are welcome here.
What therapy can feel like
Therapy with me is collaborative and paced carefully. We pay attention not only to what you’re thinking and feeling, but also to what your body is signaling in the moment.
Over time, clients often notice:
More ease and regulation in their nervous system
Greater clarity around patterns and relationships
Increased resilience during stress
A deeper sense of connection — with themselves and others
Healing doesn’t mean becoming someone new. It often means coming home to yourself.
Current clients can access scheduling, forms, and billing through the secure client portal.