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You can find freedom from the patterns keeping you stuck.

Therapy for the you beneath the surface.

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Specializing in…

  • We’re wired for connection, but sometimes our past experiences leave us unable to feel truly safe being vulnerable and authentic in our relationships. This can present as perfectionism, people-pleasing, fear of abandonment and rejection, struggles with intimacy and trust, or feeling emotionally distant from others.

    Through my advanced clinical training in Attachment Theory and Relational Therapy, we can work together to illuminate the deeper patterns at play. True healing occurs when we can drop the self-judgment and self-blame by identifying the ways past relational wounds may be influencing your present. Together, we will create a space where new patterns of connection can emerge: ones rooted in security, clarity, and mutual respect.

    I know how exhausting it is to feel a lack of connectedness with those around you. You deserve to feel the deep sense of contentment that comes from supportive, present, and meaningful relationships. As humans, our truest sense of safety in the world is borne of connection.

  • Trauma occurs when we feel alone in the face of overwhelm, without an empathic “other” to provide safety to us through their presence. We can experience “lower-case T” traumas in our everyday lives if we feel truly alone. Each of these challenges teaches a lesson to our nervous system about the defenses it needs to develop to keep us safe and protected. This often means that we get stuck in cycles of anxiety, emotional shutdown, reactivity, or overwhelm… all signs that your nervous system is working so hard to protect you.

    I know it’s exhausting and frustrating to feel stuck in this way. The good news is that it is entirely possible to rewire your nervous system to operate from a place of regulation, safety, and connection rather than dysregulation, protectiveness, and disconnection.

    Using clinical skills and techniques based in Polyvagal Theory and somatically-informed approaches, we’ll gently work with your body’s natural rhythms to build safety, regulation, and resilience from the inside out.

    This goes beyond just talking; It’s about tuning into the wisdom of your body and allowing healing to unfold at a pace that feels right for you. It is incredibly empowering when we learn to work with our nervous system, rather than working against ourselves constantly.

  • At different points in life, we may find ourselves asking: Who am I really at my core? What version of myself do I want to become? Whether you're navigating a major life transition, questioning long-held beliefs, or simply sensing that you're ready to know yourself more fully, we can work together to identify your truest Self.

    Grounded in depth-oriented approaches such as Internal Family Systems (“Parts work”), I support clients in exploring their inner world with curiosity and compassion. This process often reveals hidden strengths, clarifies core values, and opens the door to living with more authenticity and intention.

    The process of self-exploration, identity development, and familiarizing with all of the Parts of ourselves can have incredibly meaningful results. Clients often discover more clarity, inner peace, and the ability to respond to life from a place of choice rather than reactivity.

You can’t remember a time that you didn’t feel this way.

  • feeling disconnected from the people around you.

  • struggling to set boundaries without guilt.

  • feeling “too much” or “not enough.”

  • difficulty trusting yourself or others.

  • constantly cycling between anxiety and shutdown.

  • an inner critic that can’t be quieted.

  • the weight of always trying to hold it together.

  • feeling like you have to be everything for everyone to be “enough.”

Maybe you’re struggling with…

Therapy is courageous work, and you don’t have to do it alone.

I want you to know that I understand how you feel. I didn’t know that it was possible to soften the parts of myself that were working in overdrive to keep me safe. I didn’t know it was possible to feel an anchor of connection within myself, bringing a sense of safety wherever I go. I didn’t know it was possible to find deep and true connectedness with those around me, when I was already working so hard for that connectedness to no avail. These changes are possible for you too, through learning how to embody abundance where there was once scarcity, flexibility where there was once rigidity, expansiveness where there was once constriction, softness where there was once protective armor. We will work together to learn the language of your nervous system, in order to find the path towards healing that comes from within you. This is the work of Polyvagal therapy, and I invite you to learn more here.

Here’s what we can do together.

This is a chance to lighten the burden of all that you’ve been carrying.

We’ll create the safety and trust needed to gently rework your relational patterns. Together, we’ll explore the parts of you that feel hardest to hold - the ones you’ve hidden, silenced, or struggled against. Rather than pushing them away, we’ll learn to meet them with compassion, discovering that true freedom comes not from fixing ourselves, but from accepting who we are in ways we may never have known were possible.

We’ll show your nervous system that it’s safe to soften by learning to understand the protective strategies that have helped you survive. Through practice, we’ll build the capacity to lead with regulation and to release patterns that no longer serve you. We’ll learn to speak the language of your nervous system, creating a deeper connection with your innermost Self.

This is the work of returning home to yourself.

Here’s what we can work towards:

Imagine a life where…

  • Your relationships feel fulfilling, satisfying, and authentic.

  • You know your wants and needs, and feel able to live a boundaried life to take care of yourself as you deserve to.

  • You’re connected to yourself, being guided by your Inner Wisdom rather than your Inner Critic.

  • Your past no longer lives in the present, and you no longer have to shrink, perform, or hide behind protective armor.

  • You feel present and in control, calmly choosing how to respond rather than feeling controlled by your reactions.

If you want to learn how we can do this, find out here.

Get in touch

Whenever you’re ready, I’m here.

Reach out to me if you’d like to schedule a day and time for a free, confidential phone consultation.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

  • We develop relational patterns through every significant relationship in our lives, not just within our family. It’s entirely possible to have a loving family, and to still have experienced relational challenges with others. (It’s also entirely possible to have a loving family, and to still have experienced relational challenges within your family!).

    In this therapeutic space, we work from a lens of non judgmental understanding, seeking to make connections and better understand ourselves without focusing on placing blame on others.

    Gaining understanding of the context behind current patterns is kind work for both yourself and others in your life, because it allows you to release barriers quietly creating distance or disconnect within your relationships (whether with family, or otherwise!).

  • While trauma can definitely impact how our nervous system responds, dysregulation can also come from ongoing stress, anxiety, or even everyday challenges that push us into overwhelm. Dysregulation refers to the way that our nervous system changes its functioning to meet the needs of our environment, in a way that keeps us safe but also keeps us stuck in ‘protective mode.’

    The good news is that, no matter what led to the dysregulation, therapy can help your nervous system learn to find safety in ‘connected mode’, releasing the patterns it used to need to keep you protected.

  • Uncertainty is an unavoidable part of life. Moments of questioning often validate our capacity for introspection, our commitment to growth, and a desire to live more authentically.

    At the same time, many of us carry habits of self-abandonment, which results in turning away from parts of ourselves out of fear, shame, or confusion.

    In therapy, we’ll gently explore these patterns, with the goal of learning how to accept all of you. This process helps you reconnect with yourself, so you can move forward in life “showing up as you are.”

discover your inner anchor of Safe & Connected.

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