Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a therapeutic approach that helps individuals release and resolve trauma by focusing on bodily sensations. Developed by Peter Levine, SE emphasizes the importance of understanding and processing physical responses to stress and trauma.

Somatic Experiencing aims to restore the body’s natural equilibrium and resilience by helping clients become more aware of and integrate their somatic experiences.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is a therapeutic approach that views the mind as made up of distinct parts, each with its own perspectives and roles. It helps individuals understand and harmonize these internal parts, addressing inner conflicts and promoting self-compassion.

IFS aims to foster healing by encouraging a dialogue between the different parts of the self, leading to greater emotional balance and personal growth.

Polyvagal Theory

Polyvagal Theory is a therapeutic approach that allows us to reconnect with the power and resilience of our nervous system. Transforming fear and trauma into regulation and connection by strenthening our vagus nerve, and regulating our system so that we can return to our natural state of being. 

Polyvagal Theory explores how the autonomic nervous system influences emotional regulation and social connection. It posits that our body’s response to stress and safety is guided by the vagus nerve, which affects our ability to engage socially and remain calm. The theory highlights how understanding these physiological responses can improve mental health and interpersonal relationships.

 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a revolutionary technique that allows for the deeper processing of trauma in order to find emotional freedom and clarity as we integrate and metabolize the targets we are processing. It involves guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation while the person recalls distressing memories. This process helps to reduce the emotional charge of these memories, facilitating healing and integration.

Emotionally Focused Therapy Techniques

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a therapeutic approach designed to help individuals and couples strengthen their emotional bonds. By focusing on understanding and expressing emotions, EFT aims to create a deeper connection, improve communication, and resolve conflicts.

EFT emphasizes the importance of emotional responsiveness and attachment, guiding clients to build secure, supportive relationships and address underlying emotional issues.

Skills & Techniques

While therapy often involves deep emotional processing, it’s equally important to build practical stabilization tools to manage daily stressors, maintain balance, and cultivate resilience in everyday life.

Our therapy will incorporate a range of tools and techniques designed to support your personal growth. We'll work on improving communication and interpersonal relationships, establishing clear boundaries, and developing effective emotional processing and regulation skills to better manage stress and foster more authentic emotional expression.

ADHD & Neurodivergence

As an ADHD and Neurodivergent Informed Care Practitioner, I am passionate about helping neurodivergent people understand and overcome the nuanced symptomology of ADHD. It is a pervasive condition that impacts ever facet of one's life, but with the right tools, we can work together to harness and nourish your unique capacity for success.

Together, we will cultivate individualized strategies to enhance focus, time management, organization, and effective goal setting and future planning. We will also explore the complex manifestations of your symptoms, and implement systems to help you reduce the negative impacts of ADHD on your daily life to empower you to create a path towards lasting change.

Religious Trauma Informed Care

Religious trauma-informed therapy focuses on creating a compassionate and non-judgmental space to explore the impact of harmful religious experiences. Techniques include identifying and reframing beliefs that contribute to shame, guilt, or fear, rebuilding trust in oneself, establishing healthy boundaries, and reconnecting with your personal values and agency. This approach also emphasizes effective emotional processing, cognitive restructuring, and fostering self-compassion to heal from spiritual abuse or coercion, while honoring each individual’s unique relationship with faith, spirituality or non-religious identity.

Brainspotting

Brainspotting therapy is a focused treatment method that helps identify and process trauma, emotional pain, and other unresolved issues by using eye positions to access deeper parts of the brain. Through this technique, I am able to guide clients to specific eye spots that correlate with stored trauma, allowing for the release of emotional and physical tension.

Brainspotting is particularly effective for processing trauma, anxiety, PTSD/C-PTSD, and performance-related issues, helping individuals access and heal from experiences that may be beyond conscious awareness.