“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change”

- Carl Rogers

LCSW, ACC, Organic Intelligence certified coach

Welcome! We all have our journeys, and I’m sharing a bit of mine to help you understand me as a person and a trained practitioner and how that informs my work with clients.

My life and my work are intertwined as my robust and ongoing educational pursuits, my personal healing journey, my constant curiosity about all things human and mystical, and my relentless pursuit of what it takes to create a meaningful life and live out our dharma (our truth) all combine. 

I love to partner with my clients and facilitate their realization that at the core of their being they are whole, strong, and resourceful and that they already possess so much of what they have been seeking outside of themselves- Truly! I support clients to find and connect to safety in themselves so they can feel safer to explore life.

I’m a licensed LCSW, certified Ontological and certified Organic Intelligence coach with over 20 years of experience. My training blends traditional and holistic approaches and includes attachment theory, IFS, trauma recovery, mindfulness, cognitive behavioural tools, movement for trauma, and energetic and spiritual practices like Reiki. I have a passion for understanding how our biology- specifically our nervous system-effects our emotional and mental well-being and how we can grow our capacity to feel better. This informs so much of my work because while we are all different, we all have within us the ability to grow and heal. My job is to partner with you to see how that shows up in you.

My work supports self-awareness and sustainable change through nervous system regulation and emotional growth. I also focus on post-trauma growth, recognizing that while trauma shapes us, it does not define us. Through an integrative approach- blending deep attunement, safe embodiment, mindfulness and awareness I support and guide clients in exploring their lives with curiosity rather than judgment.

If you are here because you feel disconnected from yourself, experience anxiety, uncertainty, emotional overwhelm or struggle with knowing where you belong, you are not alone. Like you, I was challenged by my own patterns and difficulties and sought support to work through the underlying symptoms and I did it and continue doing it with great gentle and powerful support. For much of my life, I felt broken and unfixable. It seemed like everyone else had a manual for life that I didn’t have and I felt stuck and disconnected. It turned out that like so many of us, I was experiencing long-term effects of early childhood developmental trauma as well as other things that left me with Complex PTSD, sensitivities and challenging relationship patterns.

Thankfully from both personal and professional perspectives, I’ve learned that it’s not about finding what’s wrong with us, but about supporting our inherent strengths and supporting organization in the neurophysiology that helps us change the old and outdated pathways and patterns. The good news is that our systems are “Organically Intelligent” and can, and will continue to learn how to find their way to more organization in our overall system when given the support they need. Also good news is that we don’t have to dig further into the trauma or pain to make changes. With HSP, complex ptsd, anxiety, depression and various other issues this system organization is a key element of feeling better.

I work with clients around the world through video sessions and deeply enjoy partnering with people on their journeys. (find testimonials here). I believe that the right kind of support can be vital to our well-being and growth. We have things we want to do and lives to cultivate, and my goal is to support you in nurturing and healing right where you are and seeing what emerges from there. While I am a licensed practitioner, I do not offer traditional therapy. I have found that my own work and journey, has called for a more human lens rather than a diagnostic lens, and a partner and fellow human to be heard, seen and empowered with. You might not yet feel that you can easily access your own empowerment and wisdom but it’s there and we’ll connect with it together.

I offer free consultations to discuss how we can work together so feel free to reach out and Schedule a Consultation or Contact Me. I look forward to speaking with you soon!