Do you really want to know about me or what you hope I can do for you?

In deciding if I might be a good fit as a an EMDR Consultant or as an EMDR therapist, you need to know that you'll be in an affirming and judgement free zone. Feedback that I get most often is that people feel comfortable around me and that I have a very relaxed and calming presence. I believe in genuine transparency (keepin' it real) and as much as I'm there to support you I will also challenge you as needed. You’re coming to see me for a reason so we will get to work on meeting your goals. I use humor at times because I think laughing is underrated (and it does wonders for your nervous system), however please know that I take my role in a therapeutic relationship very serious. I believe that people are doing the best they can, but you don't know what you don't know.

I share tools and introduce skills to help clients manage their emotions and be present in those joyous times to prepare for when life isn't so grand. I'm an optimist but I'm also a realist. I've seen enough to know that life can be a dark and scary place, but I also know how beautiful and awe-inspiring it can be. I believe in equality for all and honoring your unique and beautiful self with treatment that includes holistic care around mind, body, and spirit. As a consultant I help fellow therapists notice what we bring to the space as humans and become curious rather than judgmental.

As a therapist I work with individuals who have experienced some form of trauma (aka highly distressing experience in which your nervous system became overwhelmed). Whether it was a single incident from childhood/adulthood or occurred more than once and is more complex, you’ll learn to manage the present in order to work through any underlying and unresolved trauma from past and/or recent experiences. It's not what's wrong with you, it's what's happened to you inside as a result of the outside event. Or it's what didn't happen and those needs that were not safely met. We all have adaptive behaviors that we learned to help keep us safe. Using a mind-body approach we'll tend to those parts of you that have been working so hard, and get to the root.

When I’m not consulting, therapizing, supervising, or teaching, I enjoy traveling with my husband, being outside in nature, and spending time with loved ones.

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