Therapy isn't only about symptom reduction, but also restoring a felt sense of safety in your body, strengthening your connection to your own inner knowing, and helping old, protective patterns loosen their grip so new choices become possible.

I practice therapy that is nonjudgmental, collaborative, trauma-informed, culturally-attuned, and grounded in a deep respect for the body's wisdom and the nervous system's capacity to heal. My orientation draws from humanistic, existential, and somatic traditions, paying attention to what's arising in the present moment, both within you and between us, so that familiar patterns come into view and new possibilities can open up. We'll explore how your history, relationships, and inherited family patterns have shaped you.

My clinical foundation combines evidence-based practices with somatic approaches from my training at the Hakomi Institute. In practice, that means we won't just talk about your feelings and relational patterns; we'll notice it, in the room, as it's happening.

Much of my clinical experience includes a focus on addiction and recovery, working with individuals and groups navigating substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions, and the relational ruptures that often accompany these challenges. I've facilitated process groups and skills groups in distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, and provide psychoeducation on relapse prevention. Healing rarely happens in isolation, so recovery work with individuals often includes work with families as well.

Here at Blue Oak, I work with adult and adolescent individuals, couples, and families. Some of the areas I support include:

• Anxiety, depression, and trauma

• Relational and family dynamics

• Grief, loss, and major life transitions

• Trauma and its impact on the body

• Substance use, addiction, and recovery

• Emotional regulation and distress tolerance

• Stress, pain, and nervous system dysregulation

• Building self-awareness and self-compassion

About Me

My previous profession was as a massage therapist and mindfulness coach. That path led to a two-year training in somatic psychology at the Hakomi Institute, and then to my Master's in Counseling Psychology at the Wright Institute.

I am White, of European descent, and was raised on the East Coast. My formative years were spent  in a secular Quaker school, which shaped my values around simplicity and integrity. My spiritual orientation is informed by Buddhism and shaped by time spent on meditation retreats. I identify as cis and straight, am an ally to the LGBTQ+ community, and enjoy working with both queer and straight clients.

Outside the therapy room, I've spent years volunteering with unhoused youth, incarcerated youth, and women navigating cancer, a thread of service that aligns with my values as a therapist.