Lean Into Authenticity
The foundation of my work is in promoting real and collaborative discovery, internal healing, and meaningful change
My Specialties & Experience
Each image below represents a location I hold dear. Click on the arrow icon for a description of each modality within my expertise
SOMATIC
EXPERIENCING
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Emphasizes healing in the body through trauma release strategies using the autonomic nervous system (fight/flight/freeze).
The goal is to gently guide clients in tracking their physical sensations and complete these interrupted trauma wounds to at are stored in the body.
What to expect: somatic techniques that help build your window of tolerance and capacity to engage with stress and physiological activation in every day life and in relationships.
GESTALT
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Emphasizes personal responsibility, and increases conscious awareness of thoughts, feelings, and sensations in the moment.
The goal is to help clients become fully aware and be in relationship to their whole self to resolve unfinished business in their lives.
What to expect: powerful experiential therapy.
EMDR
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Emphasizes the healing of trauma through safely guiding clients in bilateral eye movements to access dual attention. This allows the brain to reprocess traumatic memories in a way that reduces their intensity.
What to expect: self regulation techniques, increased awareness of decreased fight or flight state, and greater capacity to engage traumatic material.
IFS
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Emphasizes the mind as being made up of multiple parts of the self. Each part has individual needs and perspectives working in tandem with the core self.
The goal is to heal and harmonize these parts while identifying their protective qualities.
What to expect: internal harmony and self compassion focused therapy.
EATING DISORDERS
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Personalized and comprehensive treatment that includes collaboration with skilled dietitians to address both the psychological and physiological adaptations of these disorders.
RELATIONAL TRAUMA
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Working on healing attachment wounds and patterning in childhood that disrupt one’s ability to form loving connections based on trust and safety. Bringing attention to how family systems operate and function and helping to foster growth in loving communication.
Lean Into Authenticity
Lean Into Authenticity
What I Do
I provide psychotherapy to teens and their families, as well as men and women with relational and developmental trauma. My goal is to guide you to feel fully empowered through an environment of authentic connection built on safety and trust.
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I want my brand to reflect my passion, exuberance for this work, and the thrill I get from being in this field and the gratitude I have for what I get to do and the impact I get to have on people, as well as their impact on me. I hope to never stop learning and being open to new possibilities that will support the people I serve. I also aspire to continue teaching, supervising, and training the next generation of therapists and share what I’ve learned.
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Outside of individual therapy, I also provide clinical supervision to associates, teach several courses at Antioch University Los Angeles, lead groups at treatment centers, participate on the board of the Eating Disorder Coalition, co-hosted a podcast, presented a TED talk, and have embarked on social media projects that merge my knowledge of human behavior with day to day experiences.
