Healing That Empowers
When the past continues to show up in the present, it can feel confusing and exhausting.
You may understand your story, yet still find yourself reacting in ways that feel overwhelming — anxiety that appears suddenly, emotions that feel too intense, or moments when you shut down or disconnect.
Often, these reactions are not signs that something is wrong with you. They are protective adaptations your nervous system developed in response to difficult experiences.
I offer compassionate, trauma-informed therapy rooted in Somatic Attachment-Focused EMDR (SAFE EMDR).
As an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, and assistant in Basic EMDR trainings with the Personal Transformation Institute, I have completed extensive advanced training in Somatic Attachment-Focused EMDR through the same institute.
My work goes beyond traditional talk therapy by integrating EMDR with somatic attachment-focused and body-based approaches that address where trauma and overwhelming experiences are often held — within the nervous system, the body, and implicit emotional memory. I specialize in helping adults and families heal from trauma by working not only with the mind, but with the whole person.
Through a compassionate, nervous-system-informed approach, I help clients move beyond survival patterns and symptom management toward deeper healing, emotional connection, regulation, and lasting transformation.
My work is grounded in Somatic Attachment-Focused EMDR as the primary modality, with thoughtful integration of Polyvagal Theory, the Safe and Sound Protocol, Alpha-Stim, and Neurofeedback to support nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and deeper mind-body integration.
This is more than talk therapy. We work at the level where experience is stored — within the nervous system and the body — where deep and lasting healing becomes possible.
Many people come to therapy understanding their story, yet still feeling stuck in their reactions. Our work focuses on helping the nervous system process what it has been carrying so you can experience greater freedom, stability, and connection.
You May Be Here Because…
You may notice that:
• anxiety appears suddenly or feels difficult to control
• your body reacts before you can think
• certain situations trigger overwhelming emotions
• you shut down or disconnect when things feel too intense
• relationship patterns repeat even when you want something different
These responses are often protective adaptations the nervous system developed in response to earlier experiences.
With the right support and therapeutic approach, these patterns can begin to shift.
What Makes This Approach Different
Many forms of therapy focus primarily on understanding your story or managing symptoms. While insight can be helpful, trauma often lives deeper than thoughts alone.
Difficult experiences can become stored in the nervous system and the body, shaping how we respond to the world long after the events themselves have passed.
Using Somatic Attachment-Focused EMDR (SAFE EMDR), therapy supports the nervous system in processing experiences that were once too overwhelming.
At times, I also integrate approaches such as the Safe and Sound Protocol, Alpha-Stim, and Neurofeedback to support nervous system regulation and healing.