About

Whether you’re choosing to work with me as your trauma therapist, your Brainspotting practitioner, and/or your yoga teacher, it is an honor and a joy in my life to do this work with you! I believe that everyone already has everything required for healing within themselves. I’m here to help create a safe container for that journey and to support you along your way toward living a more embodied life. To be “embodied” is to feel connected and at home in your body and to improve your ability to stay present with your thoughts, emotions, and sensations, even during the tough moments.  

As a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher (and student of nearly 20 years!), a mom of 2, and fellow trauma survivor, I specialize in supporting emerging and younger adults in learning to move through moments of intense emotion without hurting themselves or sabotaging their relationships. I help people learn how to reconnect and repair the mind-body connection so that they can live more fully in the present and experience more control over their emotions. Through a unique East meets West combination of talk therapy and somatic, body-based techniques, we will collaborate to create the treatment experience that meets your needs. I like to say that many therapies attempt to force clients to fit into their box and that I prefer to give you a box and we work together to fill your box with the methods and practices that resonate with you most.

During my career, I have worked in outpatient community mental health agencies, intensive outpatient and outpatient co-occurring treatment programs, partnered with Federal Way Public Schools and other local school districts, and I have worked in private practice since 2014. I am a passionate advocate for clients and enjoy holding space for the beautifully challenging work of reconnecting to and reintegrating with your Self.

I earned a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Texas’ Denton Campus in 2012 and have completed over 500 hours of teacher trainings through Yoga Alliance certified programs at Spira Power Yoga (West Seattle), My Vinyasa Practice, and Yoga Ed, as well as Level 1 & Level 2 certifications in the Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method. I hold a certificate in Ayurvedic Nutrition and studied with Hale Pule Yoga and Ayurveda. I also recently completed Level 2 Brainspotting (BSP) training and am currently receiving consultation and pursuing certification.