I often see clients who have been told misleading messages about their sensitivities, being told they’re “too sensitive.” I attune to my clients and help them process and conceptualize their unique experiences of being sensitive to their environment, peoples’ feelings, and stimuli. I work with many highly sensitive people who are creative, adaptive and who benefit from self understanding in this way.

Trauma can show up in the relational realm so often. Early attachment and life experiences, chronic trauma (even “little t” trauma) can impact how we show up in relation to others and to ourselves, sometimes leading to feeling like a stranger in our own bodies. I like to help my clients move into their body and increase awareness of the physiological response they can have to triggers in relationships.

ADHD is a different way to view the world, take in information and navigate things like responsibilities, relationships, and emotions. Sometimes we can get overwhelmed and flooded with competing priorities and feel stuck. I try to help my clients better understand how their brain works and help advocate for them to get the help they need.

Much of my research in my graduate program has been around the impact of diet culture on the formation of unhealthy and disordered eating. We 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.

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.