Services
I offer individual psychotherapy for adults navigating the lasting effects of trauma, painful relationship patterns, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-worth.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, self-aware, and capable in many areas of life, while still finding themselves caught in patterns that feel painful, confusing, or difficult to shift alone. Therapy offers a space to understand these experiences more deeply, make sense of how they developed, and begin practicing new ways of relating to yourself, others, and the life you want to build.
These are some of the concerns that often bring people into this work:
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Trauma does not only live in memory. It can continue to shape emotional life, relationships, self-worth, and the nervous system long after the original experience is over. Sometimes that impact is obvious, but often times it actually shows up more subtly through hypervigilance, shutdown, shame, difficulty trusting, chronic self-doubt, or a persistent sense of unsafety.
I work with adults navigating the effects of childhood abuse, neglect, sexual trauma, relational trauma, and other overwhelming experiences that continue to reverberate over time.
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Many people come to therapy because relationships have become a place of confusion, pain, or repeated disconnection. You may long for closeness, but find that intimacy brings up fear, overwhelm, self-protection, or old patterns that are hard to shift on your own.
This work can be especially meaningful when conflict feels bigger than the moment, boundaries are difficult to trust or maintain, or past relational wounds continue to shape how safe, seen, or connected you feel in the present.
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Anxiety and depression can carry the imprint of trauma, loss, shame, emotional deprivation, or the strain of living in relationships and environments where safety, care, or attunement were inconsistent.
Therapy offers space to understand what these symptoms are connected to, while also helping them feel less overwhelming in daily life. The work is both practical and exploratory: supporting relief, building steadier ways of coping, and making sense of the deeper patterns that have been hard to loosen alone.
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For many clients, the work also involves making sense of narcissistic family dynamics, emotionally immature parenting, or early relationships where care, safety, and emotional attunement were inconsistent. These experiences can shape self-trust, boundaries, intimacy, conflict, and the way you learn to understand your own needs.
You may find yourself questioning your perceptions, minimizing your pain, or feeling responsible for keeping other people comfortable. Therapy can help bring more clarity to these patterns, reduce self-blame, and support a steadier relationship with yourself.
Modalities & Approach
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Relational + Psychodynamic
Early relationships often shape self-worth, expectations, and the ways people learn to navigate closeness, conflict, and vulnerability.
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EMDR
Some experiences continue to feel emotionally charged long after they are over. EMDR can reduce that intensity so the past no longer feels so active in the present.
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Internal Family Systems
Protective and vulnerable parts of the self are met with curiosity rather than judgment to make room for greater clarity, compassion, and internal steadiness.
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Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Trauma is carried not only in memory, but in the body. Tension, activation, shutdown, and other nervous system responses become part of the work of healing.
