This tradition teaches us that healing isn’t about avoiding pain but about transforming our relationship with it. Healing comes from learning to be with ourselves—vulnerabilities and all—while cultivating awareness, compassion, and the ability to live more peacefully and freely. In our work, I’ll invite you to slow down and approach life with mindfulness, curiosity, and basic kindness for yourself. By practicing these, we create space for deeper awareness and emotional balance, helping you navigate life’s challenges with greater ease and compassion.

This empowering approach helps us understand the stories we tell about our lives. We’re not defined by our problems, but by the broader narrative of who we are. I’ll help you re-author your story—empowering you to see your struggles as part of a bigger, more meaningful journey. You are not your struggles; you are someone who has the ability to reshape your narrative and find strength and resilience in your experience.

This empowering approach helps us understand the stories we tell about our lives. We’re not defined by our problems, but by the broader narrative of who we are. I’ll help you re-author your story—empowering you to see your struggles as part of a bigger, more meaningful journey. You are not your struggles; you are someone who has the ability to reshape your narrative and find strength and resilience in your experience.

Life is complex and beautiful, and part of our work will be embracing both its joy and its pain with courage and awareness. This approach helps you develop a deeper understanding of yourself, clarify your desires, and confront the profound questions of existence. Together, we’ll explore how to make decisions that align with what you truly value, finding meaning and purpose even in the face of uncertainty.

I believe that our connection to others plays a critical role in our well-being. Health is not just an individual issue—it’s a collective one. Through community care, we recognize the importance of solidarity, mutual support, and love. I’ll guide you in building secure attachments, both within and outside of therapy, helping you foster relationships that support your healing.

Our brains and emotional health are shaped by our relationships. Neuroscience shows that empathetic, secure connections can actually rewire the brain, improving emotional regulation and resilience. In therapy, we’ll explore how your relationships—both with yourself and others—affect your mental health and how nurturing supportive connections can help you heal.

I understand that human health is deeply shaped by systems of power and oppression. We’ll work together to examine how your identity, shaped by various intersecting social factors, impacts your experiences and well-being. My goal is to support you in reclaiming your agency and finding strength in your unique voice, while navigating and pushing back against oppressive systems.

This therapeutic empirically validated approach helps clients process and heal from traumatic memories. Using guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation, it supports the brain in reprocessing distressing experiences, often reducing their emotional intensity. This can help alleviate symptoms like anxiety, flashbacks, and emotional overwhelm, promoting healing and recovery.

Trauma can be transformative. I believe in the power of adversity to foster growth and resilience. Post-traumatic growth focuses on harnessing the strength gained through hardship—helping you heal, thrive, and embrace life’s challenges as opportunities for greater fulfillment and purpose. Together, we’ll explore how your experiences can deepen your self-awareness, enhance your relationships, and redefine your sense of self.