Areas of focus

Healing looks different for everyone, and my work centers people navigating complex trauma, relational challenges and abuse, LGBTQIA+ identity concerns and grief. These experiences can shape how you relate to yourself, your body and others, and you deserve a space where your story is met with care rather than judgment.

I draw from somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), relational‑cultural therapy and ketamine‑assisted psychotherapy (KAP) to support deep, sustainable integration. This includes tending to protective parts, reconnecting with the body, exploring the relational patterns that have shaped your sense of self and expanding access to compassion and possibility. Whether you’re rebuilding after harm, exploring identity or grieving a loss, we move at your pace and in collaboration with your inner wisdom.

Complex trauma

Complex trauma often comes from long-term or relational harm—experiences that shaped how your nervous system learned to protect you. It can show up as chronic overwhelm, shutdown, self‑doubt, difficulty trusting yourself or others or feeling disconnected from your body.

Our work is slow, collaborative and grounded in consent. We’ll explore what safety feels like for you, build capacity in your nervous system and gently meet the parts of you that had to adapt in order to survive. Nothing is rushed. Nothing is forced. Your system sets the pace.

Relationship challenges & abuse

Relationships marked by coercion, manipulation or chronic emotional instability can leave deep imprints like confusion, hypervigilance, self blame or feeling disconnected from your needs and intuition. Whether you’re navigating ongoing relationship challenges or healing from narcissistic abuse, your body may still be living in survival mode.

I offer a grounded, nonjudgmental space where your story is honored. Together we’ll rebuild safety, explore boundaries, reconnect with your inner knowing and support the parts of you that learned to stay small or silent in order to stay safe. Our work centers clarity, agency and the slow, steady process of coming back into relationship with yourself.

LGBTQIA+ identity

Queerness and gender exploration can be expansive and liberating and also shaped by family, culture, religion and systems that weren’t safe. You may be navigating identity questions, transition support, internalized shame or the impact of chronic invalidation.

As a queer‑affirming therapist, I offer a space where your identity is honored and supported. We’ll explore what authenticity means for you, work through internalized messages and build a relationship with your body and identity that feels grounded and self‑directed.

Grief & loss

Grief is not linear. It can feel heavy, disorienting, tender or unpredictable. Whether you’re grieving a person, a relationship, a version of yourself or a life transition, your experience deserves space and care.

I offer a gentle, spacious environment where grief is allowed to move at its own pace. Together we’ll explore the emotional, somatic and relational layers of your loss, support meaning-making and help you stay connected to yourself through the process.

I integrate somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) principles and ketamine‑assisted psychotherapy (KAP) because each modality supports healing on multiple levels: Emotional, relational, cognitive and spiritual. While every client’s experience is unique, these approaches tend to be especially supportive for people navigating complex trauma, domestic and interpersonal abuse, LGBTQIA+ identity exploration and grief. Together, these approaches support healing that is embodied, compassionate and paced by your system, not imposed from the outside.

My approach to counseling

Somatic therapy

Somatic work helps you reconnect with your body in ways that feel safe, grounded and empowering.

  • For trauma and abuse, it supports nervous‑system regulation and helps you rebuild trust in your body’s cues.

  • For LGBTQIA+ identity exploration, it nurtures embodiment and supports living more fully in your truth.

  • For grief, it offers grounding during emotional waves and helps you stay connected to yourself when things feel overwhelming.

Internal family systems

An IFS-informed approach offers a compassionate, non‑pathologizing way to understand the protective parts of you that developed in response to harm, pressure or loss.

  • For trauma and domestic violence, IFS helps untangle internalized blame and supports parts that learned to stay small or hypervigilant.

  • For LGBTQIA+ clients, it creates space to meet parts shaped by shame, fear or cultural expectations with gentleness.

  • For grief, it supports parts that carry guilt, anger, longing or numbness, helping them soften and feel less alone.

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy

KAP can create openings when you feel stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected from your inner clarity.

  • For trauma and interpersonal abuse, it may ease depression, dissociation or rigid survival patterns.

  • For LGBTQIA+ identity work, it can support deeper self‑understanding and reduce chronic shame.

  • For grief, it may offer moments of relief, perspective and emotional spaciousness when the process feels heavy or unmoving.

Relational-cultural therapy

Relational-cultural therapy supports deeper connection with yourself and others when relationships have felt painful, confusing or limiting.

  • For trauma and interpersonal abuse, it can help untangle patterns of disconnection, self silencing or staying small to stay safe.

  • For relationship challenges or narcissistic abuse, it may clarify relational dynamics, ease self doubt and support reconnection with parts of you that were minimized or dismissed.

  • For grief, it may offer moments of steadiness, perspective and emotional spaciousness when the process feels heavy or disorienting.

  • For LGBTQIA+ identity exploration, it may deepen self understanding and support relationships that feel affirming and aligned.