Practicing for nearly twenty years, I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist which means I have specific training in relationship configurations of all types: cardinal, familial and platonic. I received my education from the California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco, California with a focus in Somatic Psychotherapy. There I had a full time private practice for several years before moving inland to Denver, Colorado in 2018. I hold licenses in both states.
The focus of my continued education and training is Somatic Psychotherapy, which means I value the significance of the physical and energetic body and its connection to our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationship to self and others. As a long time yoga and meditation practitioner, I am a huge proponent of health and wellness in body and mind which can also include one's sense of spirit. I first became interested in this connection while spending hours teaching yoga and observing bodies in my early 20's. I came to learn that therapeutic modalities that include the soma are especially suited for those who have experienced various forms of repeated trauma, large or small. As a client and a therapist, I know that healing also happens in the therapeutic alliance we create. Therefore, building a trusting connection with my clients based on mutual respect is important to me. |