ABOUT
“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart... Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.”
― Carl Jung
At The Heart of My Practice
I deeply believe that every person has an inherent ability to heal and grow. Though it may sometimes feel out of reach, I’ve witnessed this transformation firsthand—both in my personal journey and in the lives of those I work with.
I believe that we are all born with an inner wisdom, an instinctive knowing of who we truly are. As we grow up and navigate childhood experiences, family dynamics, and societal expectations, we naturally develop protective responses to keep ourselves safe. These adaptive behaviors shield us from hurt and help us survive challenging times. However, these same protective patterns that once served us so well can become barriers in adulthood, confining us to a limited version of ourselves that we mistake for our complete identity.
I believe you are far more than the protective patterns you've developed or the labels you may have been given. In our work together, I see your wholeness – beyond diagnoses or clinical terms. I see patterns and symptoms not as problems to fix, but as messages to be understood—clues that lead us toward deeper healing.
In our work together, my role is to walk alongside you, helping you uncover the layers of conditioning and past wounds that have shaped you, and guide you back to your inherent nature. We will explore what's beneath the surface, bringing out the true essence of who you are, one step at a time.
I believe therapy works best as a collaborative journey. My ultimate goal is to empower you in your own healing process, equipping you with the insights and tools needed to create the life you envision. Success, in my view, means fostering such deep self-understanding and capability that you no longer need my guidance – essentially, working myself out of a job.
This journey of self-discovery and healing is uniquely yours, and I'm honored to support you in reconnecting with your innate wisdom and strength.
Our Work Together
Our journey together begins with creating an environment where you feel safe, seen, and heard. We will take a holistic approach that heavily considers how your nervous system and unconscious patterns shape your thoughts and actions. This is known as “bottom-up” processing and allows for the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual self to heal and integrate in a way that leads to sustainable change. Healing does not always require revisiting painful details; instead, we focus on shifting the patterns that no longer serve you.
While healing is seldom linear, this is the general trajectory of the healing journey:
Discover: We begin by exploring and identifying the patterns and unconscious programming that may be keeping you stuck in unwanted cycles.
Disrupt: Through compassionate awareness we interrupt the old beliefs and protective behaviors that may no longer serve you.
Reroute: As we identify these patterns, we work together to find other options for your response system, creating new pathways that better align with your desired way of being
Rewire: Using practical tools and embodied practices we strengthen and reinforce these new patterns until they become your natural way of moving through the world.
Drawing from extensive training and personal experience, I weave together powerful modalities like Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting, Yoga asanas, Breathwork, Mindfulness and Guided Imagery/Visualizations. My toolkit also includes CBT, NLP, Coaching, Toltec Wisdom, EMDR and elements of CRM. Rather than following a rigid framework, I adapt these approaches to meet your unique needs and comfort level, creating a deeply personalized healing journey.
Grounded in the latest from neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, applied neurology, transpersonal psychology, yoga philosophy and body-based practices, I offer a diverse selection of strategies to explore. However, the heart of our work lies not in any particular technique, but in creating a genuine connection where your inner wisdom can emerge. While I bring expertise in these various approaches, I remain flexible and responsive to your unique needs, adapting our work to what resonates most deeply with you.
Remember: You are the expert of your own experience. My role is to provide skilled guidance while honoring your innate capacity for healing and growth.
Professional Experience
Prior to my work in mental health, I enjoyed several careers including swim instructor, bartender, 5th grade teacher, consultant for strategy and planning and producer for reality television shows. Through a series of twists and turns, I finally found the mental heath field - which seems to be my life path.
I have been in this field now for 13 years. I started my career working in residential treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. The first five years I served as a primary counselor for both men and women at several Austin treatment centers including Austin Recovery, Anchor West, The Arbor and Promises. My sixth year working in treatment recently served as Director of Clinical Services at The Last Resort. Throughout most of my positions, I also facilitated educational classes, experiential breathwork processes and 2-4 day intensive family programs. Additionally I facilitated aftercare groups for Williamson County, sustained a small private practice, facilitated community breathwork workshops, and provided breathwork services for other treatment centers across the state. It was my work in treatment where it became painfully evident how little is understood about what trauma is and how underestimated its role is in addiction and what jump started my deep dive into trauma and especially complex trauma.
I now work in private practice, specializing in neural somatic repatterning, a process to help heal from complex trauma, shock trauma, addiction, and ADHD. All of my work focused on the body-mind-brain connection and how to rewire new neural pathways. I also co-facilitate community based breathwork workshops and consult on creating workspaces where authentic connection and productivity can coexist. I am currently passionate about bridging the gap between intuitive eastern practices and modern western science to bring an effective holistic approach to healing and fulfillment.
Session Rates
Individual Therapy Session
$200 for 55-minute session
Family Session
$275 up to 90-minute session
Life Coaching Session
$250 for 75-minute session
I am happy to provide superbills for anyone who wishes to file for out-of-network benefits.
Free Consult
I fully recognize the courage it takes to go to therapy; and then there is the financial and time commitment that goes along with it. This is an important decision and with so many therapists in town it's just so hard to know who's the best choice. For this reason I encourage you to set up a free 15-minute consult with me, where you can meet me - and maybe even "interview" me. It's important that you feel comfortable and that it is a good fit for you!
Credentials & Training
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner(SEP)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) II
Brainspotting Phase 2 Practitioner
Certified Integrative Breathwork Facilitator
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT)
Transforming Touch® Practitioner
Certified in Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy - TIYT™
BASE Trained: Body and Somatic Education
Master Therapeutic Guided Imagery Facilitator
CRM Practitioner
Clinical Hypnotherapist
EMDR Trained