Who I Am and Why This Work Matters
I am a trauma-informed therapist and guide who understands how power, context, and relationship shape healing.
My work is grounded in decades of clinical experience and lived understanding of trauma, high-control dynamics, and the complexity of integration after transformative experiences.
I don’t position myself as the source of truth about your experience.
Instead, I offer a steady, ethical presence — one that supports insight, repair, and choice while keeping your autonomy at the center.
Whether you are working through trauma, disentangling the effects of coercive systems, or making sense of a psychedelic journey, my role is to help you reconnect with your inner authority and move forward in a way that feels grounded and self-directed.
How My Perspective Was Formed
…human beings have value, simply because they are human beings…people are intrinsically worthy of respect and deserve to be treated decently…human life has meaning.
Dr. Colin Ross, The Trauma Model
My evolution as a therapist has included the use of many tools beyond helping clients process their stories. The story matters—deeply—but healing happens in the body. Psychedelics are increasingly demonstrating their potential as catalysts for this kind of embodied healing.
As part of my training as a Psychedelic Integration Specialist, I was required to engage in work with plant medicine. At this later stage of my life, I have come to understand these substances as powerful tools for facilitating deep, transformative work—work that can support living with greater peace and joy after trauma. Both my professional training and personal experience have shaped me into a thoughtful and strong advocate for this work.
What Guides This Work
I’m here to genuinely understand what happened to you. My conviction began with reading Dr. Colin Ross’ work and deepened through training under his direction in an inpatient trauma treatment unit.
Now, with over 28 years as a trauma-informed therapist, I’ll help you cut through the noise, uncover your intentions, and navigate the depths of your journey. Our work together will be more than support—it will be a catalyst for change, a space where true transformation can unfold. Through a blend of psycho-education and expressive techniques, we’ll find what resonates most for you: perhaps the layered insights of SoulCollage®, the clarity of Cognitive Re-framing, the grounding of Somatic Awareness, the healing of Parts Work, or the connection built through Interpersonal Skills. Every approach I offer, I’ve explored in my own healing, and I’m here, fully committed, to guide you as you find yours.
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