Hi there, I'm glad you're here. Finding the right therapist matters, and I hope this gives you a sense of who I am and how I work. My goal is to create a space where you feel safe enough to explore, grow, and reconnect with yourself.

I specialize in psychodynamic therapies that help clients uncover the developmental wounds that shaped the beliefs, coping strategies, and relationship patterns they carry today. Together, we explore how these patterns may have once served a protective purpose, but have since become barriers to living fully, and work to transform how they are relating to both their internal and external worlds.

I integrate parts work (IFS-informed), somatic therapy, attachment theory, and nervous system regulation strategies alongside an experiential, non-invasive trauma focused modality called Gestalt. While I deeply value other trauma processing approaches such as EMDR, ARP, I also recognize they aren't the right fit for everyone and can sometimes feel too invasive or intense. 

This is where my work differs.

My approach offers interventions that are often gentler, allowing healing to unfold naturally. Rather than digging for painful memories, we become curious about what is emerging in the present moment. Often, the unfinished experiences that need attention naturally reveal themselves, allowing healing to happen without forcing the process.

Many of my clients are surprised by how quickly seemingly unrelated struggles begin to make sense. Whether we're exploring attachment wounds, inner child experiences, anxiety, boundaries, or relationship dynamics, my goal is to help you understand not only what you're experiencing, but why your mind and nervous system learned to respond this way. As insight grows, I also work to help clients cultivate practical skills and inner resources needed to create meaningful, lasting change and navigate life with greater balance and ease.

Whether you identify as having experienced significant trauma or not, past experiences can disconnect us from ourselves and from others. One of my greatest passions is helping people reconnect—with themselves, with healthy relationships, and with a genuine sense of belonging. For me, healing isn't simply about reducing symptoms; it's about creating a life that feels more authentic, connected, and alive.

My own path into this work began through the body. After earning my Bachelor's degree in Nutrition & Exercise Health Science from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, I moved to Granada, Nicaragua, where I worked as a yoga instructor and personal trainer. Later, my studies and my own healing journey took me to India where I trained in restorative yoga therapy before completing my Master's degree in Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling at Naropa University in 2024. Today, I also teach courses in mindfulness meditation, relaxation techniques, and stress management at the University of Nebraska–Omaha.

Whether you're navigating longstanding trauma, relationship challenges, or simply feel like you've been living the same patterns for years without understanding why, you don't have to figure it out alone. Therapy can become a place where old stories begin to make sense, unfinished experiences can finally be processed, and new ways of relating—to yourself and others—can emerge.