You're Worthy, Exactly as You Are

As a Trauma Therapist, I am passionate about supporting you in becoming who you were meant to be. To do that, together, we will work through what you've experienced in your past and feel activated by in your present so you can feel safe and empowered to take up space, exactly as you are.

Welcome, I'm so glad you're here!

Whatever you've been through, whatever has been done to you, you do not have to figure it out on your own this time. Together we will seek to understand how your past shows up in the present causing you pain and suffering and robbing you of being fully present to your life. We will work to heal in such a way that your mind and body are aligned in knowing that the past is just that, the past.

My Areas of Expertise

Complex Traumas - developmental, attachment, religious, structural, abuse (verbal, emotional, physical, sexual) and neglect

Single Event & Secondary Traumas - childbirth, natural disasters, sexual assault, witnessing violence, accidents

Grief and loss - anticipatory, complicated, traumatic and acute

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Anxiety

What is Trauma?

Trauma is an emotional response to a horrible, stressful or dangerous one-time event or series of events that our brain is not prepared to handle and overwhelms our capacity to emotionally digest it and cope with at the time. There are many types of trauma: acute (single event); complex (prolonged and repeated events); secondary (witnessing someone else's trauma); and generational. After trauma, the Sympathetic Nervous System remains activated, keeping the body and mind on high alert.

What Modalities do I use to Treat Trauma?

Trauma Therapy

Trauma therapy helps to address the behaviors and symptoms you carry in the present and aims to empower you with the skills and understanding for long term healing.

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) stimulates the brain to better understand and process trauma, which helps reduce the level of disturbance of memories, thoughts and stored body sensations.

IFS

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps to get to know our "parts" all of which are well intentioned but at times get stuck in extreme roles. IFS helps to reconcile our internal struggles, quiet our critical inner voices, and to hear the wise parts of ourselves that sometimes feel far away.