When folks have had repeated experiences of trauma in the interpersonal realm, it can be referred to as complex trauma. Unexplored trauma can show up in the body and mind as depression, anxiety, addiction, and sometimes overlapping with ADHD and other “neuro-complexities”. I am sensitive to addressing the forces at play that contribute to someones unique experience, particularly as a result of the intersection of their sexual, gender, ethnic, and racial identity (ies).

In treatment with a trauma informed therapist, the work will be to stabilize, process, and work towards integration and meaning-making. At the simplest level, though, I aim to connect you with more than just your thoughts about what happened, but with a greater sense of understanding of your body in the here and now.

Highly Sensitive People (HSP) are folks with a unique ability to attune to sounds, moods, stimuli. They might go into spaces and feel overstimulated - by noises, thoughts, conversations, priorities, and/or overwhelming senses. In a fast moving and loud world - thoughts, emotions, senses are encouraged to be ignored in order to “move along” or “fit in".”

Therapy for a highly sensitive person typically involves creating an environment where emotions and sensory experiences are acknowledged and respected.

Therapy can help you to better manage overwhelm and build capacity tailored to your sensitivity. We will focus on understanding emotional responses, improving self-awareness and compassion, and developing skills to navigate relationships and daily stressors.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or "ADHD" is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by core symptoms of inattentiveness, distractibility, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. ADHD impacts things like focus, working memory, emotional regulation and problem solving. These symptoms are present in childhood but persist in adulthood; adults often underestimate the extent of their ADHD symptoms.

I work with my clients with ADHD in collaboration with their Psychiatrist. Therapy can look like understanding ones self better, processing barriers, and understanding what they might need more or less of in order to flourish.

Coming out, processing your sexuality or gender identity, unpacking the internalized messaging you’ve received from people and systems is important work.

I help queer and straight couples understand their own roles in their dynamic and to deepen their understanding of each other and of their differences. I take a direct, active and engaged approach to couples work. The goal is to increase the frequency of honest communication that is kind, grounded and connecting.

Couples work is best done when both partners are willing to circumambulate their dynamic and get curious about the narratives they’ve had about each other, their views on relationships and the impact of history on the state of their partnership now.

I am rooted in an understanding of the influence of diet culture on disordered eating and body image disturbances. We, as a culture, are inundated with messages about how our bodies should look, what “health” means and it can lead to a challenging relationship to food and body image. I work from a body neutral and health at every size approach to mental health care.

Perfectionism can show up in unhelpful ways like people pleasing, avoiding confrontation, coping mechanisms that feel addictive to control difficult feelings and sensation. Unpacking perfectionism in therapy can look like:

* Recognizing the role that perfectionism has played, examining things like codependent patterns that you may or may not have had to navigate.

* Unlearning unhelpful messages about what it means to be productive, “fit in,” stay safe, and communicate needs

* Identifying and tuning your relationship to your own desires and needs