Your experience of life matters. Therapy should help you feel more present, more steady, and more able to live it.

Often, the patterns we struggle with began as ways of coping. Anxiety, people-pleasing, avoidance, relational difficulties, self-criticism, or feeling unsafe in the body are not random. They usually developed for a reason. At some point, they may have helped you survive, stay connected, avoid pain, or feel some sense of control.

A central part of my work is helping you understand why these patterns exist. When we can make sense of what your mind and body are trying to protect, we can begin to work with those patterns instead of against them. It is difficult to change what you don’t yet understand.

I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. My work integrates EMDR, IFS-informed approaches, somatic awareness, education, and cognitive frameworks, depending on what feels most appropriate for you. Therapy is adapted to your history, your capacity, and your pace.