What should a new client know about working with you?

I approach therapy with a deep respect for the adaptive ways people learn to survive long before they feel understood. I tend to work in a collaborative way, which means I do not view myself as the expert on your life. Instead, I see therapy as something we walk through together, with authenticity and trust at the core of our work.

My style is grounded in compassion and a steady attentiveness to both inner experience and lived context. I enjoy drawing from somatic work, multicultural approaches, trauma-informed care, and a psychodynamic lens to explore the patterns that shape your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. I also pay close attention to nervous system dysregulation, helping you understand how the body responds to stress, and how those responses can be supported, understood, and better managed over time. Additionally, I use a social justice lens to explore the impact of the world we live in and how systems, environments, and cultural narratives impact the way we come to understand ourselves and one another.

I believe that healing begins when we feel seen—not just for our struggles, but for our full and complex humanity. Whether you are navigating identity, grief, or trauma, therapy can become a space to slow down, make sense of what has felt overwhelming, and reconnect with the parts of you that may have been pushed away. We begin with where you are, and we move with intention from there.