My Approach
An integrative, relational, and compassionate path toward healing and reconnection.
You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or just not like yourself. Maybe you’re carrying more than one person ever should, and doing your best to hold it all together. Therapy with me is a space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and explore what’s beneath the surface with compassion and without judgment. Together, we’ll work toward creating more ease in your body, more clarity in your mind, and more connection in your relationships. This work can help you feel less alone in what you’re carrying, more resourced in your day-to-day, and more grounded in who you are, beyond the roles and responsibilities.
I bring an integrative, trauma-sensitive approach to therapy that draws from a blend of modalities rooted in connection, curiosity, and compassion. While no two sessions are the same, below are three key ways I support clients in navigating the perinatal period and beyond.
Working with Your Inner World
Healing parts, understanding and re-writing your story, and reparenting with care
We all carry many “parts” inside us, like the overwhelmed part, the self-critical part, or the part that’s trying so hard to hold it all together. I draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS) and reparenting work to gently explore these parts, help you understand their roles, and support them with compassion. Narrative therapy also plays a role here, helping us understand the stories you’ve inherited or internalized, so you can begin to reshape them in ways that feel empowering and true.
What this might feel like in session:
Getting to know different emotional parts of you with curiosity
Rewriting internalized stories (like “I’m not enough” or “I have to do it all alone”)
Bringing kindness and care to your younger, hurting parts
Listening to the Body
Honoring your nervous system, building safety, and supporting regulation
Your body holds so much wisdom. Especially during the perinatal period, your nervous system can feel overtaxed, shut down, or constantly “on alert.” Using Polyvagal Theory and somatic tools, we’ll tune into what your body needs to feel safe, soothed, and connected, whether that’s through gentle movement, breath, or simply slowing down together.
What this might feel like in session:
Noticing physical cues of stress or safety
Learning simple ways to support your nervous system
Exploring the body’s responses to trauma or transition
Living in the Present with Meaning
Making space for emotions, finding clarity, and moving toward what matters to you
Hard feelings like grief, fear, or uncertainty don’t always go away, but we can learn to hold them differently. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and values-based exploration, I support clients in staying present with what’s here, connecting to what matters most, and gently moving forward with more clarity and self-trust.
What this might feel like in session:
Practicing mindfulness or grounding techniques
Exploring your values and the kind of life you want to build
Learning how to respond to tough emotions without getting stuck in them
Together, we can work towards:
A greater sense of safety, calm, and resilience in your body
A more compassionate relationship with yourself
The ability to respond to your emotions with curiosity instead of fear and anger
Clarity around your values and the kind of parent, partner, and person you want to be
Healing from past experiences that still affect your present
A stronger sense of connection to yourself and those around you
Whether you're navigating the identity shifts of new parenthood, processing a difficult birth or loss, or simply trying to feel like yourself again, you don’t have to do it alone. Therapy can be a place where you find yourself, care for yourself, and begin to feel whole again.