Individual Therapy
for individuals within the State of California
Bumps in the road are inevitable, but you don’t need to do it alone.
Life can throw a lot at us, and therapy can be a place to understand what’s happening beneath the surface. Whether you’re struggling with painful memories, feeling stuck in old patterns, or navigating a major life transition, I offer a supportive space to slow down, reflect, and make sense of your experience.
I take a holistic, trauma-informed approach, looking at the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and body. Together, we’ll work to challenge limiting beliefs and reconnect with the parts of you that may have been overlooked or undervalued.
My work integrates EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic and mindfulness-based approaches, tailored to your unique needs. I offer in-person and telehealth sessions, as well as individual intensives for those seeking deeper, more focused work and meaningful nervous system integration.
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a type of evidence based therapy that can help reduce the emotional charge tied to past experiences, making them easier to think about without feeling overwhelmed, frozen or stuck.
In an EMDR session, we use guided eye movements (or sometimes other forms of bilateral stimulation, like tapping) to help your brain process these memories more fully. The goal of EMDR is to help you move forward from the past and feel more at peace in the present. It's an effective tool for managing trauma, anxiety, and other difficult emotions, and can help you heal in a way that feels both gentle and powerful.
You can visit www.EMDRIA.org for more information.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
IFS is a therapeutic approach that helps you understand and care for the different parts of yourself. We all have parts—some that feel hurt, some that protect, and some that support—and sometimes they get stuck in patterns that create emotional pain or inner conflict.
IFS therapy helps you get to know these parts better, understand their roles, and work with them in a way that promotes healing. We can help them soften out of old roles and find new ways to support you. If you want a fun intro to IFS and parts work, I recommend watching the movie Inside Out. Joy, Fear, Anxiety, Anger, Envy, etc are some of Riley’s Parts.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma refers to any experience that overwhelms your ability to cope, leaving you feeling emotionally or physically hurt, unsafe, or helpless. It can happen after a single, intense event like an accident, assault, or loss of a loved one, or you may have experienced more repeated/ prolonged exposure to abuse, neglect, or living in an environment where safety was unpredictable. Regardless of the nature of your trauma, it can have a deep impact on how you view yourself and others and affects the lens in which we view the world through.
Trauma can leave you feeling stuck in patterns of pain, confusion, or disconnection, and can affect the way you respond to stress, relationships, and even your own emotions.
Eating Disorder and Body Image Therapy
Eating disorders and disordered eating can take many forms. Whether it’s constant dieting, restriction, binge eating, purging, over-exercise or body dysmorphia, these patterns are often ways of coping with emotions or situations that feel overwhelming or out of control.
These disordered eating behaviors may offer temporary relief, but they don’t address the deeper issues, and they can end up making us feel worse in the long run. The truth is, your body is not the problem. The problem lies in the unrealistic dream we’ve been sold—that if we can fix how we look, we’ll fix how we feel.
In therapy, we can begin to unravel and explore the deeper emotional layers driving these patterns. Together, we’ll work to challenge the false beliefs that link your worth to your appearance, and instead, focus on learning to treat your yourself with compassion, regain trust in your body and to stop measuring your worth by the amount of space you take up. We’ll also explore healthier, more sustainable ways to cope with life’s challenges—ways that don’t involve controlling or punishing your body.
As someone who has personally recovered from an eating disorder, I can tell you firsthand that recovery is not only possible, but it’s also worth it.
FAQs
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A typical therapy hour is 50 min. However, for longer EMDR reprocessing sessions we can discuss incorporating 80 min sessions.
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It is up to you! I recommend weekly therapy sessions to begin, as we get to know one another and establish treatment goals. You may attend therapy to accomplish specific goals and then decide you want to take a break. Others love to have a dedicated, weekly space set aside where they can pause and reflect on life. I will always provide you will my recommendation and we will work together on what feels right for you.
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Ask questions and look for a therapist that feels right! That fit is SO important. Therapy is ultimately a space built on trust and safety, so you want to work with someone that meshes with your personality, who can challenge and push you, while also feeling supported.
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That is what those first couple of sessions are for! I will always let you know if I feel I may not be the right therapist to fit your needs, just as you get to assess if you feel we are good pair. If either of us determine that another therapist may better serve you, I will provide you referrals to any of my wonderful colleagues.