I am grateful to have received my Masters degree from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado in Clinical Mental Health with a concentration in Mindfulness- Based Transpersonal Counseling Psychology. I have received additional counseling training at the Gestalt Institute of the Rockies and Appalachian State University. My education has shown me the beauty of turning toward what is right there, with curiosity and compassion. I am continuously humbled by the teachings that encourage us to kindly stay with ourselves and our experience, opposed to doing everything in our power to abandon ourselves or avoid our pain. Many individuals are suffering from the shame that something is “wrong” with them and that they need to be “fixed.” My approach supports clients in returning to their innate wholeness.

The process of coming home to oneself can be tender, and I hold this work with care. Within the therapeutic relationship, core beliefs and patterns can be explored and refined. Through attuned listening, I assist clients in making the unconscious material of their psyches and lives, conscious. I use an integrative and client-centered approach, which takes different shapes depending on what content arises for the client. You can read more about the modalities I may draw from, below.

MINDFULNESS-BASED & BODY-CENTERED THERAPY Tracking one’s internal world is a practice that can inspire clear-seeing, which can be especially helpful when life gets uncomfortable. I am inspired by the liberation that is possible when individuals get curious about their somatic experience. As a lifelong embodiment student and teacher, I am passionate about the process of sinking into the skin we are in.

GESTALT THERAPY Gestalt techniques allow individuals to get to know and consciously interact with the many parts of the self that are housed within. Integration is the process of finding healthy ways for these parts to work together in one’s system. Techniques used from this modality can create an opening for individuals to practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.

EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY Sometimes trauma and other confusing things happen in life. Often times, the words just aren’t there to talk with friends or a counselor about these complex experiences. The expressive arts (movement, visual art, music, poetry, story telling, and ritual) provide an outlet for material that goes beyond the words. All modalities are optional, and if you prefer to stick with talk therapy, there is no pressure to explore the use of expressive arts during our sessions.

ECOTHERAPY Remembering one’s innate wildness can be relieving. As a student of Herbalism and a trained Ecotherapist, I trust the relationship we each hold with the natural world as a resource for healing. When appropriate, one’s relationship with nature can be used in the therapeutic process.

A note on working with Youth

In addition to working with adults, I work with youth ages 13 and up. I am passionate about being apart of a community that fills the gaps our culture has in regard to honoring the passage from youth into adulthood. I care about providing a safe outlet for younger generations to practice healthy risk taking while working through the internal questions that come with their development. I call on the modalities described above, through a lens which considers the person's development stage and individual needs.