STOP HIDING THE PAIN.
START HEALING WHAT NO ONE ELSE CAN SEE.
What If You Didn’t Have to Hold It All Together?
You may look like you have it all figured out: the career, the relationships, the dependability, the resilience. But under the surface, it’s a different story.
You might feel like:
You’re constantly scanning for what could go wrong, even when things are fine.
You can’t rest, even when you desperately need to. Relaxing feels unsafe.
You show up for everyone, but feel like no one truly sees you.
You second-guess yourself constantly, afraid you’re “too much” or “not enough.”
You’re stuck in patterns that don’t make sense logically, but still control how you move through the world.
If you grew up learning that love was conditional, that safety was fragile, or that your feelings were too inconvenient to be acknowledged, your nervous system is still carrying that story. You may have survived narcissistic abuse, emotional neglect, sexual trauma, or betrayal that made you question your worth.
Even if you’ve pushed forward, accomplished so much, and made it look easy, you’re tired of holding your breath through life. You're ready to exhale.
What Therapy Looks Like with Me
This isn’t surface-level talk therapy or “let’s just cope until it passes.” Therapy with me is deep, relational, and attuned to what your nervous system actually needs to feel safe.
We move at a pace that honors your trauma, your insight, and your capacity. I use EMDR, somatic approaches, and attachment-focused work to help shift what talk alone can’t always reach. You don’t have to justify your pain or explain why “it wasn’t that bad.” I trust your body’s memory as much as your words.
In session, you can expect:
A calm, non-judgmental space where you don’t have to perform
Tools for grounding, boundary-setting, and self-regulation
Deep trauma work that moves at your pace, not mine
A collaborative process that makes room for all parts of you, even the ones you hide from everyone else
You don’t need a trauma story that’s “bad enough.” If you feel stuck, heavy, or like no one has ever really seen you, therapy can help.
What Your Life Could Look Like
You may not know what healing looks like yet, but part of you is longing for it.
Therapy won’t erase what happened, but it can loosen the grip it has on your present. You might begin to:
Feel connected to yourself in a way that doesn’t feel like work
Set boundaries without guilt or shame spirals
Rest without having to earn it
Be in your relationships without feeling like you’re managing them
Speak your truth without rehearsing it a hundred times first
There is no fast fix or single session breakthrough. But there is deep, meaningful work that honors who you are and what you've been through, and helps you come home to yourself.
You don’t have to keep running. You don’t have to keep hiding. You’re allowed to take up space, to rest, and to feel safe, even now.
My Unique Approach to Helping You Feel Safe
I focus on the four S’s as the foundation in therapy to develop a secure attachment in our relationship. Many individuals didn’t get to experience these consistently to create a secure attachment to their caregivers, parents and adult in childhood. These are critical elements to have since it impacts how we move through adulthood.
Seen + Safe + Soothing = Security
The equation of the four S’s are fundamental in the work we do to begin disrupting the insidious patterns that slithered into adulthood causing relational problems with the self and how we interact/show up in life.
The very foundation of the relationship we build together is key since much of our work focuses on repairing the damage from narcissistic abuse, betrayal, childhood trauma and attachment wounds. This process can often evoke feelings that mimic rejection and abandonment, which I provide the space to allow you to safely navigate. One of my goals for you is to build a windows of tolerance in order to feel the emotion. This involves me being present and attuned to you, guiding you to learn how to feel confident to experience the emotions that don’t feel good in the body. You know, the ones we’d rather shove down, suppress and pretend “it’s fine.” Part of this is learning how to not self-isolate when big feelings arise and allowing me be able to co-regulate with you. This allows you to begin the framework to learn how to master self-regulation instead of becoming flooded and shutting down or reacting towards others; invoking a guilt and shame spiral.
Many individuals carry preverbal trauma, which serves as the undercurrent for our experiences with shame and the negative beliefs we form about ourselves. Phrases like:
“I don’t matter”
“I’m worthless”
“I’m unworthy”
“I’m unlovable”
“I don’t feel safe”
Conversely, as we mature, we can cultivate more adaptive beliefs such as:
“I’m capable”
“I am confident”
“I’m successful”
“I’m okay”
These healthier thoughts emerge from experiences that shape our understanding of ourselves, especially once our brains are more developed. However, if you’ve encountered significant trauma or are dealing with CPTSD/PTSD, it’s common for negative beliefs and fears to take root. I help you navigate through those challenges and step into a more adaptive belief system, such as “I got through it” and “I’m alive.”
I utilize a broad range of techniques in therapy to create a truly unique experience that is tailored specifically to each client I connect with, working through trauma and damaging experiences to shift towards a more powerful mindset. My approach incorporates talk therapy while weaving in modalities like EMDR, IFS, and somatic techniques, depending on what we are focusing on or your individual needs.
Alternatively, if you prefer, I can concentrate on a single specific treatment method that resonates with you. During our phone consultation, I can share more details about each technique and answer any questions you might have, ensuring that we can determine if my approach is a great fit for your journey.
Walk and Talk Therapy