I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience in addressing trauma, substance use, and related mood disorders such as anxiety and depression. My style is warm, and non-judgmental. I have a Level 1 certification in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I am a social worker of 14 years, and a practicing therapist of 8 years. I approach all of my practice with a social justice, anti-racist lens and general, anti-oppression lens for all oppressed groups.
I take a somatic approach to psychotherapy, drawing on my training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy we source the wisdom of the body to understand how the past might be intruding in your life now, not to dwell, rather so you can leave it behind to be free to live your life now. I utilize a harm reduction approach, supporting you to make a decision about your goals for substance use and other behaviors--whether that's completely stopping a behavior or reducing.
Therapy is hard work and I also believe that you can walk away from each session feeling more hopeful, more resourced, and feel better able to take on the ever-expanding challenges of daily life--no matter what you've been through or are going through right now.
