I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who spent years working in community programs with children, families and adults in the delinquency, mental health and medical systems, transitioning to private practice in 2016. I have advanced training in EMDR, Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy, Somatic Trauma Therapy, mindfulness, nature based therapy, yoga, trauma sensitive yoga, chronic pain, and addictions. I believe in the power of the sacred therapeutic space to develop a trusting and accepting environment that invites one to listen into their wisdom, inherently recognizing when and how things are ready to be let go, when healing is ripe to occur, and when patterns are ready to shift. I view my role as co-creator of that space, offering freedom to verbalize needs, truths, and gentle invitations to go deeper into experience while trusting what unfolds. In my own healing and self discovery I have relied upon a daily meditation practice, spiritual retreat, principles of Buddhist psychology, EMDR and ego state therapy, shamanic journeying and breathwork practices and nature based depth work such as vision quests and solo excursions. In my free time I enjoy time with family and friends, gardening, yoga, walking or hiking with my Australian shepherd, reading, traveling, and creating.