Many of us inherit trauma from previous generations, whether from our family or from broader collective and cultural systems.

A key place that we can access our own agency in this transmission process is by working intentionally with how we relate and respond to ourselves, rather than recreating our received legacy.

Clients often find me because they are looking for new ways to respond. They may be suffering with feelings of loneliness, anxiety, grief, overwhelm, self criticism, depression, shame, fear, helplessness, or anger.  

They may be struggling in their relationships, experiencing challenges with mood and energy, distressing habitual behaviors, or chronic physical symptoms.

The therapy I provide is informed by attachment theory and trauma research, and integrates the body and nervous system, “parts work” therapy approaches, and mindfulness practice.  

 Through our collaboration, clients grow their capacity to relate to themselves with warmth and genuine curiosity. They develop a practice of responding to their own distress with soothing, and increase their ability to welcome the full range of their experiences and emotions as parts of themselves that make sense and belong.

As clients build an internal home-base of inclusion and safety, with repeated experiences of returning “home” to internal warmth and attunement, they gain more trust in themselves as a reliable resource for security and regulation.

This builds resilience for exploration and engagement with life, whether through important relationships, career endeavors, or personal or creative projects that require risk and growth, and in turn generate meaning and aliveness.

As new responses to familiar feelings and experiences become possible, connection, healing and transformation emerge.