A collaborative, body-based, relational approach to therapy and healing

my approach

People have described me as “a balm for the nervous system and soul.” One client even called me “emotional shea butter”—which made me laugh, but also felt meaningful. The balm they were sensing, I believe, isn’t really me, but love itself. My role is to help you reconnect with that inner resource—to support you in accessing the infinite fountain of love, resilience, and belonging that’s always available within you.

therapy as relationship

My work is rooted in the understanding that healing happens through relationship. Most of us carry early and ongoing experiences of rupture, disconnection, or unsafe bonding that shape how we relate to ourselves and others. Often we don’t even know what’s possible until we begin to feel something new in the presence of another. Therapy, at its best, can be a space for re-patterning—where safety, connection, and trust are gently explored, not assumed.

co-regulation & nervous system healing

Humans are wired to heal in connection. Through warm, attuned presence, we create a space for co-regulation—what our nervous systems evolved to do best.

When appropriate and with your full consent, I also offer Relational Somatic Touch, informed by the work of Shirley Bar-Dvir. This gentle, respectful touch work can help release patterns of holding, deepen regulation, and restore the body’s sense of safety—especially for those healing from early developmental trauma or chronic dysregulation.

a mindful, relational, romatic & liberation-based Lens

Mindful: Mindfulness here doesn’t mean clearing your thoughts—it means gently bringing awareness to what you’re experiencing and meeting it with kindness.
Relational: I pay close attention to what unfolds between us. The therapeutic relationship itself can be a portal into how you experience connection, safety, and care.
Somatic: Because our histories live in our bodies, we bring the body into the room—through breath, sensation, movement, and sometimes touch.
Liberation-Based: I hold awareness of how white settler colonialism, systemic oppression, and inherited trauma affect our bodies, identities, and stories. I’m committed to a lifelong practice of anti-racism, decolonization, and embodied care.

training

Emotionally Focused Therapy

Advanced training in a highly validated method for restoring the connection between partners.

Relational Somatic Healing

A gentle, mindful, and body-centered modality oriented towards healing relational developmental trauma. Advanced training in incorporating touch into psychotherapy.

Neurodivergent Somatics

Training by Nyck Walsh on neurodivergent affirming somatic therapy

Hakomi

A modality rooted in mindfulness for healing and self discovery

California Institute of Integral Studies

M.A. Integral Psychotherapy

University of California, Berkeley

B.A. Cognitive Science