Clients describe me as upbeat, disarming and genuine. It is my honor to help you make progress in weeks, not months, and help get you back to thriving, not just surviving. I empower trauma survivors by helping them neutralize their trauma triggers with EMDR, brainspotting and skills aimed at lowering distress in the body. I have been working with clients of all ages for 22 years and also have lived experience in trauma recovery.
I begin therapy by emphasizing the importance of you making all the choices you possibly can in therapy, starting from the free consultation, to setting goals in the first session, to prioritizing the things you want to work on. In doing this as an intervention, you begin to restore your sense of self which is often altered by trauma. Using a combination of EMDR, brainspotting and somatic exercises for skill building, we lower the intensity and duration of trauma triggers to a manageable level or neutral. Most of my clients are able to see significant progress in 3-6 months of weekly sessions.
Clients will gain an understanding of the brain and why my methods are effective, lifelong easy-to-use skills for managing triggers and sessions that will immediately change distress levels.
