Psychotherapy
From survival to self-trust.
Trauma-informed psychotherapy for individuals and couples who want more than simply managing symptoms.
There are times when getting through the day takes everything you have.
You may understand what is happening intellectually, yet still feel stuck in patterns you can't seem to think your way out of. You may struggle with anxiety, overwhelm, relationship patterns, chronic stress, trauma, or feeling disconnected from yourself.
Traditional talk therapy isn't always enough.
My approach to psychotherapy goes beyond simply talking about what happened. Together, we explore the ways your experiences have shaped your nervous system, emotions, relationships, beliefs, behaviors, and sense of self.
The goal isn't to become a different person.
It is to develop a deeper relationship with yourself—one rooted in safety, self-trust, connection, and choice.
Therapy That Sees the Whole Person
You are more than a diagnosis, a symptom, or a difficult chapter in your life. My approach to psychotherapy is trauma-informed, integrative, somatic, and experiential. Rather than relying on one therapeutic framework, I draw from multiple approaches to meet you where you are.
Our work may include exploring:
Your nervous system and patterns of activation
Emotional regulation and your window of tolerance
Trauma and the ways it continues to shape your present experience
Attachment and relationship patterns
Inner parts and conflicting internal experiences
Boundaries and self-trust
The relationship between your thoughts, emotions, and body
Patterns that may have once protected you but no longer serve you
Your relationship with yourself and others
Chronic stress and the impact it can have on your overall well-being
Therapy becomes a space where you can slow down enough to notice what is happening within you—and begin responding differently.
My Approach
Integrative
There is no single therapeutic approach that works for everyone. I integrate different therapeutic and experiential approaches based on your individual needs, goals, personality, and stage of treatment.
Trauma-Informed
Trauma can affect far more than our memories. It can influence the way we relate to ourselves, our bodies, other people, and the world around us. Our work honors the protective responses that developed for a reason while creating opportunities for new experiences of safety, choice, and connection.
Somatic
Healing isn't only cognitive. Your body is continually communicating information through sensations, emotions, impulses, tension, activation, and shutdown. Somatic approaches can help us slow down and develop awareness of what is happening within your body and nervous system rather than trying to think your way through everything.
Experiential
Sometimes insight isn't enough. You can know why you do something and still find yourself doing it. Experiential therapy creates opportunities to work with patterns as they are happening so that you can experience something different—not simply understand something differently.
Areas of Support
I work with adults and couples experiencing a variety of concerns, including:
Trauma & PTSD
Support for individuals working through the ongoing effects of trauma, complex trauma, relational trauma, and experiences that have disrupted their sense of safety and connection.
Anxiety & Overwhelm
Support for persistent worry, panic, hypervigilance, emotional flooding, difficulty regulating stress, and feeling like your nervous system is constantly "on."
Depression & Disconnection
Support when life feels heavy, motivation is difficult to access, or you feel disconnected from yourself, your relationships, or the things that once mattered to you.
Relationships & Attachment
Exploring attachment patterns, communication, emotional connection, boundaries, conflict, and the ways earlier relationships may influence current ones.
Chronic Stress & Burnout
Support for individuals who have been operating in survival mode for too long and are struggling with exhaustion, overwhelm, emotional depletion, or difficulty slowing down.
Chronic Illness & Health-Related Stress
A space to process the emotional and relational impact of living with chronic health challenges, changes in functioning, uncertainty, medical experiences, and the many losses that can accompany illness.
Self-Worth & Identity
Exploring the beliefs, protective patterns, and experiences that influence how you see yourself—and developing a more grounded relationship with your own worth and identity.
Individual Psychotherapy
A space to come back to yourself.
Individual therapy offers a confidential space to slow down, understand your patterns, process difficult experiences, and develop a deeper connection with yourself.
Rather than focusing solely on symptom reduction, our work may explore the deeper roots of what you're experiencing.
We may work together to help you:
Understand your emotional and nervous-system patterns
Process traumatic or difficult experiences
Develop greater emotional awareness and regulation
Build self-trust
Strengthen boundaries
Shift patterns that keep you feeling stuck
Improve relationships
Develop greater self-compassion
Feel more connected to yourself and your life
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Couples Psychotherapy
Because relationship patterns are rarely just about the argument in front of you.
Relationships can bring our deepest wounds and our deepest opportunities for growth to the surface.
Couples therapy creates space to slow down reactive cycles, understand the needs underneath conflict, and develop greater emotional connection and responsiveness.
Together, we may explore:
Attachment patterns
Communication
Emotional availability
Conflict cycles
Feeling unseen, unheard, or misunderstood
Boundaries
Trust
Emotional safety
Individual triggers and protective responses
Creating greater connection and intimacy
The goal isn't simply to teach you how to argue better.
It's to help you understand the cycle you are caught in—and learn how to create something different together.
What Makes This Work Different?
We don't just ask, "What's wrong?"
We ask:
What happened?
What did your system learn from it?
How is that learning showing up today?
What are you protecting yourself from?
What do you actually need?
And what would it look like to experience yourself differently?
This allows therapy to move beyond simply managing symptoms and toward understanding the deeper patterns underneath them.
What Therapy Can Become
Therapy can be a place to learn how to:
Feel instead of constantly suppressing.
Pause instead of automatically reacting.
Connect instead of withdrawing.
Set boundaries instead of abandoning yourself.
Trust yourself instead of constantly questioning your decisions.
Respond instead of simply surviving.
Feel safe enough to become more fully yourself.
Healing isn't about becoming perfectly regulated, perfectly confident, or free from difficult emotions.
It is about having more capacity to meet yourself with awareness, compassion, and choice.
Your First Step
Starting therapy can feel vulnerable.
You don't need to have everything figured out before reaching out.
You don't need to know exactly what type of therapy you need.
And you don't need to know how to explain everything that has happened to you.
We can begin with where you are.
During an initial consultation, we'll talk about what you're experiencing, what you're hoping will change, and whether working together feels like a good fit.
Ready to begin?
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer virtual therapy?
Yes. Psychotherapy services may be available virtually for clients located in the states where I am licensed, subject to applicable requirements.
Do you work with individuals and couples?
Yes. I provide both individual and couples psychotherapy.
Do you specialize in trauma?
Trauma-informed care is an important part of my approach. We can explore how past experiences may continue to influence your nervous system, relationships, emotions, beliefs, and behaviors.
Is your approach traditional talk therapy?
Not exclusively.
Talking and processing are important parts of therapy, but my approach also incorporates somatic and experiential techniques when appropriate.
How often do we meet?
Session frequency is determined collaboratively based on your needs, goals, and stage of treatment. Many clients begin with weekly sessions.
Do you accept insurance?
What if I don't know whether therapy is right for me?
That's okay. An initial consultation can help us determine whether psychotherapy is an appropriate fit for what you're experiencing.
A Note About My Two Pathways
Embodied Wholeness offers both clinical psychotherapy and holistic wellness services.
These are separate services with different purposes and professional frameworks.
Psychotherapy is provided as clinical mental health care under my licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Holistic wellness services are offered separately and are not psychotherapy, mental health treatment, diagnosis, or medical treatment.
If you are looking for clinical support for mental health concerns, trauma, relationships, anxiety, depression, or other psychological concerns, the psychotherapy pathway is the appropriate place to begin.
If you are looking for wellness-oriented somatic, energy, or mind-body services outside of psychotherapy, you can explore the Embodied Wholeness & Wellness pathway.
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You Don't Have to Navigate It Alone.
There is a difference between simply surviving your life and feeling connected to yourself within it.
Therapy can be the space where you begin creating that difference.