When you first meet me online, you might be wondering what therapy with me will really be like. Will I be a distant expert, nodding and taking notes? Will I understand your expereinces? Will I have all the answers? Let me share something that might surprise you about the way I show up in the therapy space: some of the most powerful moments happen when the carefully constructed professional walls come down, even just a little. I'm not talking about crossing boundaries, but th

In somatic and trauma-informed therapy, we understand your nervous system as having a limited but renewable supply of energy. I often describe this as an energy well inside you. Your energy well holds the physical, emotional, and nervous system resources you draw from each day like your ability to regulate emotions, tolerate stress, stay present, and recover from challenges. What fills the well Your well is replenished by experiences that support regulation and safety, such a

I need to tell you something that might change how you see yourself: your brain is making new cells right now. Today. This moment. For years, maybe you believed that the damage is done, and that whatever happened to you left permanent marks. That at your age, this is just who you are now: anxious, always on edge, exhausted. forgetful. That maybe you missed your window for healing. That’s not true. The Part of Your Brain That Holds Everything There’s a region deep in your brai