Therapy is not one-size-fits-all.
Whether you're navigating chronic pain, trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, chronic illness, or spiritual exploration, we’ll find a path that’s grounded in your goals and paced with care.
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
Pain Reprocessing Therapy is a mind-body approach to healing chronic pain that is maintained by neural pathways rather than ongoing injury. This form of pain is very real, but it is generated by the brain’s learned patterns of protection, and with the right tools, those patterns can be changed.
In PRT, we work together to help you:
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Understand the science of pain and how the brain and body interact
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Reprocess fear-based messages around your symptoms
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Feel safe in your body again through somatic tracking and emotional processing
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Shift your relationship with pain from fear and frustration to empowerment and trust
PRT is especially helpful for conditions that have been medically assessed but remain persistent. With compassion and collaboration, we’ll retrain your nervous system’s response to pain, so that you can return to living more fully.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
EMDR is an evidence-based, well-studied therapeutic modality that helps process distressing memories and events, address blockages to performance, and resolve problematic emotional, cognitive, and physiological states. It uses bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements, tapping, or auditory tones, to help the brain reprocess experiences in a safe, integrative way.
EMDR is especially effective for trauma and PTSD, but its application extends far beyond those diagnoses. Many clients find EMDR helpful for addressing overwhelming life events, performance blocks, chronic anxiety, and self-limiting beliefs. You do not need to have a formal trauma diagnosis to benefit from EMDR.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting is an experiential, brain-body based therapy that identifies “brainspots” - specific eye positions that connect to unresolved emotional or somatic material. Much like EMDR, Brainspotting is designed to access deeper layers of the nervous system and allow organic processing to occur.
It can be especially helpful for:
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Anxiety, panic, and phobias
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Trauma and complex PTSD
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Mood disorders and grief
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Creative blocks and performance enhancement
This gentle but powerful modality helps unlock material that may be outside of conscious awareness, allowing for deep emotional healing and integration.
Somatic Psychotherapy
Somatic psychotherapy honors the body’s role in healing emotional and psychological imbalance. While talk therapy is a valuable part of the process, insight alone is often not enough. Somatic work helps contact the “roots” of the issue, like trauma or complex emotions that are embedded in the nervous system.
With skillful, compassionate attention, these patterns can be safely accessed, released, and transformed. This approach supports clients who feel:
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Stuck in chronic stress, freeze, or numbness
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Disconnected from their body or emotions
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Ready to process trauma with more depth and safety
Intensive Therapy
I offer extended therapy sessions (80, 110, or 170 minutes), and in some cases, increased frequency (2–3 sessions per week). This intensive format allows for uninterrupted focus, deeper therapeutic processing, and a unique container for meaningful change.
Clients may choose intensive sessions for:
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Accelerated trauma healing
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Preparation for psychedelic therapy
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Crisis support
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A “deep dive” to initiate or reinvigorate therapeutic work
Depression Therapy
Depression therapy supports you in gently reconnecting with vitality, meaning, and hope. While talk therapy offers valuable insight, depression often lives not just in the mind, but in the body, emotions, and nervous system. A holistic approach helps you explore the deeper layers of what’s keeping you stuck.
With skillful, compassionate attention, we’ll work to safely access and shift underlying patterns that contribute to feelings of heaviness, hopelessness, or disconnection. My integrative approach supports clients who feel:
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Trapped in cycles of self-criticism or despair
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Numb, disconnected, or shut down emotionally
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Burdened by unresolved grief or loss
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Chronically fatigued or lacking motivation
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Isolated or struggling to find meaning in life
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy & Psychedelic Integration
I am trained in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and deeply value the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness. Ketamine can be a powerful adjunct to therapy for depression, trauma, anxiety, and existential distress.
Please note: I currently offer ketamine preparation and integration sessions only (not medicine sessions), though I plan to offer full KAP sessions soon. I work in collaboration with prescribers and provide a supportive container for clients exploring this work.
Integrative Therapy
My approach is rooted in an integrative framework, incorporating psychodynamic, attachment, CBT, ACT, somatic therapies, EMDR, and Brainspotting. I draw from all my training and experience to co-create a process that fits you (not the other way around).
Integrative therapy is ideal for those who want:
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A personalized therapy experience
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Trauma-informed care with flexibility
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A therapist who can blend multiple approaches
We’ll build a roadmap together, adjusting as your needs shift and evolve.
Couples Therapy
While my practice is primarily focused on individual therapy, I also offer couples therapy on a limited basis. In our work together, we will focus on:
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Clarifying relationship dynamics and patterns
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Rebuilding trust after betrayal or hurt
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Getting “unstuck” from gridlocked arguments
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Deepening understanding of each partner’s inner world and attachment needs
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Strengthening secure connection and emotional intimacy
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Fostering more effective, respectful communication
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Rebuilding trust and a sense of partnership
I bring an emotionally attuned, relational approach to couples work, helping you move beyond stuck patterns and reconnect with one another in meaningful ways.
In-Person and Online Therapy Options
I provide therapy in my private office in Santa Rosa and offer secure, HIPAA-compliant online sessions to clients throughout California. Many people find that remote therapy makes it easier to fit healing into their lives without sacrificing depth or quality.
I value diversity, equity, and inclusion. I am LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and alternative lifestyles affirming and welcoming.
Whether you’re searching for trauma therapy, chronic illness support, or a warm, skilled therapist in Sonoma County, I welcome you to reach out.
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