Welcome

“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” –Audre Lorde

Creating a vital, healthy life is a life-long journey for all of us, full of one balancing act after another. Sometimes, due to trauma, illness, loss, or other stressors, our journey gets derailed, and we may need some extra support to get back on track. Asking for that support takes courage, but it can also be the first step toward taking control of our lives and finding our way back--back to ourselves and back to the people and activities that make our lives meaningful. 

Drawing on my dual background in higher education and counseling psychology, my primary goal as a psychotherapist is to help my clients achieve their own goals and live their lives as an expression of their deepest values. Combining traditional “talk therapy” with more experiential methods, my integrative approach takes advantage of what the latest research in psychology, traumatology, and neuroscience tells us—both about how we get stuck in unhealthy patterns and, more importantly, how we can get unstuck, develop new habits, and make choices that will lead to a more vital, meaningful life.