somatic therapy for women

Here’s how I see therapy: it’s a sacred space where you can evolve.

It’s a container to explore balancing your doing and your being, your joy and your sorrow, and your needs and the needs of others.

Therapy is where you can generate compassion and where you can rewire what’s causing you suffering. It’s a place to drop into your own wholeness and holiness, within.

Therapy, like life, is an ever evolving process of rebirth. And you can think of me as your emotional midwife.


My approach is simple: I help you heal your nervous system.

 

Maybe you are doing the most and still not feeling content. What if you could feel at ease, while still being up to big things?

I can help you tune into your tender parts through dropping into your body’s wisdom. Together, we can guide stuck parts of your nervous system back into a place of flow, so you can trust yourself and better connect with those you love.

I use a form of mindfulness centered somatic psychotherapy called Hakomi, that has roots in the Eastern Philosophies of Buddhism and Taoism. I love this work for its focus on non-violence and organicity.

If you are craving guidance with your intuition, I can also weave Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés teachings on the feminine principle and the Wild Woman archetype. Her teachings in her iconic psychoanalytical book, Women Who Run with the Wolves pair well with somatic psychotherapy. Both help you develop your inner voice, prioritize your ease, and reconnect with the natural world.

I am also trained in a trauma healing technique called Brainspotting. Brainspotting is targeted at healing neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain. I’m influenced by the principles of Peter Levine’s work with Somatic Experiencing, and Stanley Kelemen’s work with Formative Psychology. Lastly, I bring in some of Donald Epstein's work with Somato Respiratory Integration and use guided meditations adapted from the teachings of Richard Miller and Swami Satyananda.

 

Your approach and presence is so refreshing in a sea of pretty buttoned up and rigid therapists. I also enjoyed our spiritual discussions and believe it contributed greatly to how much I have grown during my time working with you.
— former client