Therapy isn't just about understanding yourself. It's about experiencing yourself differently.

I believe healing happens in relationship—to ourselves, to our bodies, and to one another.

My approach is relational, psychodynamic, and deeply body-centered. I believe the therapeutic relationship itself can be a transformative force in the growth process. I bring warmth, curiosity, directness, and playfulness into the room, and I see myself as an active participant in the work. I won't shy away from gently challenging you when I sense you are moving away from something important. At the same time, I trust that healing happens through relationship—through being seen, felt, understood, and met with honesty and care.

The body is not an accessory to my work. It is central to how I understand healing.

My relationship with the body is also deeply personal. I have lived through Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses, and those experiences changed the way I understand the body, healing, and what it means to live in a body that can sometimes feel unfamiliar, unpredictable, or difficult to trust. I know something about the experience of trying to understand what your body is communicating, of living with sensations that don't always have easy explanations, and of finding your way back into relationship with yourself after periods of disconnection.

Because of this, I don't see the body simply as a place where symptoms happen. I see it as a storyteller and a source of information, wisdom, and sometimes protection. Our sensations, movements, impulses, and ways of relating can hold information about experiences and emotions that are difficult to access through words alone. My work is about becoming curious about that information rather than overriding it or treating the body as something to conquer.

Drawing from modern neurobiology, relational psychoanalysis, Somatic Experiencing, and other body-based practices, I help clients slow down and listen to what their bodies have been trying to say—sometimes for years.

I am currently in Advanced Level training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), an approach developed by Peter Levine that focuses on the nervous system and the ways unresolved stress and trauma can continue to shape our experience of the body. My ongoing study also includes Internal Family Systems, Movement for Trauma with Jane Clapp, and yoga and meditation.

Often, the people I work best with are those who have already done a lot of therapy or personal growth work but have reached a wall. You may understand intellectually why you do what you do, yet still find yourself repeating the same patterns. You may know what you should do but feel unable to access it in your body. Or you may be longing for something more—more connection, more freedom, more pleasure, more aliveness—but aren't quite sure how to get there.

This is where I love to work.

Together, we explore the stories you carry about yourself, the ways those stories live in your body and relationships, and the places where they might be ready to change. I sometimes draw on mythology, archetype, movement, and experiential practices to help us approach what words alone can't reach. I use archetypal cards and stories as invitations—to notice what resonates, what stirs something in you, and what new possibilities might be asking to emerge.

My Background

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas (LPC #89959) and Illinois (LPC #178.016321). I hold a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Psychology and Theology and a BA in International Affairs from Florida State University.

My clinical experience spans multiple contexts and cultures, including work with individuals from around the world. I completed a year-long internship with Seattle Therapy Alliance (now MEND), an organization committed to anti-oppressive and liberatory therapy for women and couples.

My work is also deeply informed by my experience outside of traditional clinical spaces. I run a body-positive photography business, where I help clients navigate body shame and embrace their sexuality. That work has taught me a great deal about the courage it takes to be seen—and about what becomes possible when we begin to inhabit our bodies rather than live at a distance from them. I am also interested in the emerging role of psychedelics in healing and transformation.

Ultimately, I want therapy to be a place where you can come home to yourself.

A place where you can become more curious about your patterns, more connected to your body, and more trusting of your own instincts and desires.

A place where insight becomes something you can actually feel and live.

My hope is that through our work together, you discover a more vibrant, connected, and free way of relating to yourself and your life.