Relational
The wound was relational. The repair has to be, too. We work in real relationship — honest, warm, collaborative. You'll feel met, not assessed.
My approach
Relational, educational, body & mind.
A way of working that treats you like a whole human — not a list of symptoms to manage. Warm, paced, consent-led. We build safety first, then we go where the work wants to go.
What I bring to the room
Six commitments — the bones of how I work.
Educational
You'll never wonder what's happening or why. I teach as we go: attachment, the nervous system, the inner critic, the parts of you that protect. Insight without jargon.
Body & mind
Insight alone doesn't move stuck patterns; the body has to come along. We pair conversation with body-aware practices you can actually use between sessions.
Consent-led
Pace is yours. We never push past what your nervous system can integrate. Safety is the floor of every session — not a bonus we get to once the real work is done.
Pattern-aware
We track what keeps repeating — in relationships, in self-talk, in how you cope — and gently follow it back to where it learned to keep you safe. Then we update it.
Down-to-earth
No clipboard, no clinical distance, no shame. Real talk with someone trained to hold it. A best friend with boundaries — and expertise.
Inside a session
What 50 minutes tends to look like.
Every session is shaped by what you bring, but this is the rhythm I tend to hold — so you always have a sense of where we are in the hour.
- First 10 min
Check-in, not interrogation
We start where you are. What's loud this week, what's quiet, what showed up in your body since we last met.
- Middle 30 min
Follow the thread
We slow down on whatever is alive — a stuck pattern, a hard relationship, a body sensation, a younger part. I'll teach as we go.
- Last 10 min
Integrate & land
We pause early enough to settle your system, name what shifted, and choose something small to practice between now and next time.
What I'm not
A few things, named honestly.
- — I'm not a blank slate. I'll bring myself into the room.
- — I'm not in a rush. We're not racing to "fix" you.
- — I'm not here to diagnose you into a box you don't fit.
- — I'm not the right fit for every concern — and I'll say so kindly.
What I am
A few more, just as honest.
- — A relational therapist who treats you like a whole human.
- — A clear communicator who'll teach you the why.
- — A safe place to bring the parts you usually hide.
- — A steady weekly presence in a life that doesn't have many.