My approach is grounded in the belief that healing happens in relationship. When you sit with me, you’re met with presence, curiosity, cultural attunement, and a willingness to understand the layers of your story. I see therapy as a collaborative process where we explore your experiences, patterns, and inner world at a pace that feels safe and meaningful.

I’m influenced by depth psychology, relational psychodynamic therapy, parts and self-state work, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed approaches. I care about the emotional, cultural, spiritual, and bodily contexts that shape who you are. Healing, for me, is not about applying techniques to symptoms but understanding the roots of your pain and building the internal grounding you need to move forward.

I hold close a quote from Carl Jung that has shaped my work for years: “Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul, be just another human soul.”

This reflects my philosophy. I bring training and knowledge, but I also show up as a human being and someone who can sit with complexity, uncertainty, and emotion with you, without having all the answers but willing to witness your true self.

Working with me means exploring the deeper layers of your experiences, building a more compassionate relationship with yourself, understanding how your history and culture shape your present, and learning how to stay connected to your body and emotions in a way that supports healing.

At the heart of my approach is relational psychotherapy. This means we pay close attention to the patterns, expectations, and emotional templates you learned in early relationships and how they show up in your life now. Together, we explore how you protect yourself, how you reach for connection, what feels unsafe, and what parts of you were shaped by past experiences.

Psychodynamic work focuses on the deeper truths beneath your everyday reactions - the unconscious patterns, unspoken beliefs, and emotional memories that influence how you relate to others and yourself. I help you understand these patterns with compassion rather than blame, so you can create new possibilities instead of repeating old narratives. I practice from an intersubjective lens, meaning the relationship between us becomes part of the healing itself. We pay attention to what happens in the room, the emotions, expectations, and patterns that arise between us, and use that shared experience to understand and repair old relational wounds.

I also work from a parts and self-state perspective, which recognizes that we all have different inner experiences that show up in different moments: protectors, younger selves, critical voices, and the parts of you that carry old pain or longing. These parts aren’t “problems.” They’re adaptations. They learned to keep you safe. In therapy, we slow down enough to understand them, honor them, and reduce their pain so you can move through the world with more clarity and coherence.

I never expect you to perform insight or be “put together.” This approach supports you in making sense of your emotional world with depth, patience, and care, especially when your internal world feels chaotic, fragmented, or overwhelmed.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain process traumatic or overwhelming experiences that were never fully integrated. When something is too much, too fast, or too confusing, the nervous system may store it in a way that keeps the emotional intensity alive long after the event is over. EMDR helps your system “digest” these experiences so they no longer feel as raw, intrusive, or activating.

I use EMDR in a relational, paced, and attuned way. Before we ever begin reprocessing, we spend time building grounding skills, internal safety, and a strong therapeutic relationship. I help you identify the memories or experiences that continue to affect how you think, feel, and relate to others. We work together to make sure you feel supported and resourced before touching anything vulnerable.

My EMDR training includes basic training through EMDRIA, and continued consultation in EMDR and psychodynamic approaches. I integrate EMDR with insight-oriented and parts-based work, which allows us to make space for the different inner experiences that emerge during reprocessing.

EMDR is often helpful for trauma, anxiety, relationship injuries, panic, chronic shame, and old patterns that feel stuck. For many clients, EMDR provides a different kind of shift, one that is not only cognitive, but physiological and emotional.

Anxiety and panic can feel overwhelming, especially when your body reacts faster than your mind can make sense of it. I work with anxiety in a way that combines depth, body awareness, and practical tools that help you feel more grounded and steadier.

A key part of my approach is interoceptive exposure, which gently helps you build tolerance for the physical sensations that panic creates. Instead of avoiding your body or fearing the sensations, we retrain your nervous system to understand them as tolerable and temporary. This process can reduce the “fear of fear” that keeps panic loops in place.

But we don’t stop at physiology. We also explore the emotional and relational roots of anxiety such as where your fear comes from, how it developed, what parts of you are trying to protect you, and how your history shapes your reactions. Many clients with panic or existential anxiety feel misunderstood in traditional therapy. My approach holds both the practical tools and the deeper emotional meaning behind your symptoms.

Over time, this work helps you:

• feel more grounded in your body

• reduce panic frequency and intensity

• understand your anxiety with compassion

• build resilience, meaning, and self-trust

• feel less alone with what you’re carrying