Most people are familiar with talk therapy as the primary avenue for mental health services to be delivered. While this is an integral part of the services I provide, it is not the only way I provide services. I believe in acquiring whatever tool may be necessary to provide healing to a client, which can be highly individual.

Talk therapy can be incredibly useful in identifying patterns and insights in a client’s life, as well as providing psychoeducation around an individual’s particular experience, how their nervous system may be responding (that can often make them feel out of control, powerless, or “crazy”), and about symptom management. Many of my clients have had diagnoses of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), C-PTSD (complex post-traumatic stress disorder) ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactive disorder), other learning disorders, and other trauma-related disorders.

Brainspotting is one of the tools/modalities that I love to use with clients that is both gentle and highly effective in processing and integrating traumas and rewiring new neural networks. Click here to learn more about brainspotting.

Transcendental therapy delivers therapy services that deviate from the strictly medical model of mental health care, and includes techniques from older wisdom traditions, including Shamanic practices and folk wisdom. Transcendental theory works to provide multicultural competence into mental health care.

Advocacy for marginalized individuals is a vital part of my work and drives everything that I do. Feminist theory is a big part of my work, though I also recognize that “feminism” does not necessarily address all identities of “female” or underrepresented or marginalized identities. I am actively committed to anti-racism work and continue to seek education as a White woman about how to be a better practitioner for others who do not have a White or other privileged identity. Many of my previous clients have included BIPOC folks and undocumented individuals.