Derives insight from previous experiences and childhood to provide connections to current problems. This process helps people to recognize problematic patterns in their behavior, beliefs, and emotions and choose to forge new paths. One of the most powerful insights is into a person’s attachment style - quality of relationship to parent(s) or caregiver(s) - because this can subconsciously influence how a person moves towards or away from people. Attachment also can impact someone’s ability to self-soothe and feel safe enough to venture out into the world.

A modified form of cognitive therapy that incorporates mindfulness practices that include present moment awareness, breathing exercises, and meditation to help people apply new behavior to assist in their thinking and feeling, regardless of the past. Contrary to traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), rather than try to avoid or eliminate “negative” emotions, we learn how to change our relationship with these emotions.

“Somatic” means “related to the body”. I see movement, posture, nutrition, and being in nature all as fundamental for mental health.

Somatic Experiencing™ is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders. I use somatic exercises to help people nudge their nervous system towards feeling safe in order to live more often in a state of connection and freedom. Read more on this page.

Some may additionally benefit from the Safe and Sound Protocol, an evidence-based listening tool to reset the nervous system and return it to safety. Read more on this page.