My Approach

Helping you become free of old, ineffective survival strategies — people pleasing, perfectionism, overworking, numbing out, self-criticism, etc. — that keep you from staying true to yourself in the situations and relationships that matter most to you.

Our sessions will address your mind, body, and nervous system — drawing from concepts and practices of self-compassion, embodied mindfulness, nervous system support, self-leadership and relational skill building to craft an experience that is integrative and effective.

Self-Compassion

A myriad of neurobiological, cultural, and relational factors contribute to the struggle to stay true to yourself. Finding your unique pathway to self-compassion will allow you to be both a soft place to land and a steady advocate for yourself.

“Self-compassion reminds us that we are worthy of love and acceptance, just as we are.”

Embodied Mindfulness

Mindfulness is returning to yourself again and again — your own body, your own mind, your own experience. It allows you to be awake to the felt sense of what is happening in and around you without being tangled up in it. This kind of embodied awareness creates a new sense of spaciousness in which you can make intentional choices rather than being driven by reactivity.

“Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.”

Nervous-System Support

The autonomic nervous system exists to protect you from threat and danger. The state of this powerful system influences your thoughts, feelings, and behavior. If your autonomic nervous system perceives something as unsafe, it will unconsciously stop you even if it is what you truly want. Learning how to work with your nervous system will allow you to break out of old patterns and move you toward the life and relationships you want.

“Once we know how our nervous system works, we can work with it. We can learn to access an embodied, biological resource that is always present, available, and there to guide us toward well-being.”

Self-Leadership

We developed protective strategies to keep us safe in past relationships and environments. When you acknowledge and understand this, you can uncover the untended wounds — offering yourself the care and support you needed at the time, but didn’t receive. Rather than letting your protective patterns be in control, you can lead yourself from a wise, centered place that allows you to live in a more balanced, aligned way.

“The more we can learn to recognize and honor all of our parts, the more we can find inner peace and balance.”

Relational Skill Development

Learning and practicing new relational skills changes the way we show up in our relationships with ourselves and others. Exploring the templates for love and relating you received as a child gives insight into how you think, feel, and behave in your relationships. You will learn how to speak and act in a way that expresses love and respect for others without abandoning your own needs and experience — creating more deep, fulfilling relationships.