My counseling style evolves as I learn and grow and I tend to always be learning and growing.

I offer a safe space for all humans to feel seen and heard and to work on past, present, and future aspects of their life.
This includes:

EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. I started using EMDR in March, 2013, and never looked back. The more I used this incredible therapy with my clients the more of a front seat it began to take.  Now, it has changed my practice radically.  I am consistently amazed at how it breaks thru barriers to healing that people have carried for, sometimes, their whole lives. See my EMDR page for more info. I am also trained in a beautiful EMDR spinoff (accidently discovered by Al Botkin) called IADC (Induced after death communication) which is a unique healing tool for grief and loss.

IFS – Internal Family Systems and other forms of “parts” work are often an important piece of the healing puzzle.  Even though a “part” of you knows you are good enough, or lovable or worthy, etc, another “part” of you begs to differ. EMDR and IFS are soulmates. Here’s a little video about IFS

EFT (Tapping) – Though it seems silly or strange to many when they first encounter tapping, it is firmly supported in the research as being a powerful stress reduction and healing tool. The beauty of EFT is that you can use it yourself as a significant source of support in between therapy sessions.

Emotion Code /Body Code/Belief Code – An energy healing modality I became certified in recently that is consistently offering exciting and surprising results. It’s not therapy, but it should be. If you’re not familiar with energy healing, read more here.

Enneagram is a super insightful, revealing system of personality that can accomplish what feels like years of therapy in a few short weeks for those who dig in. It offers an immediate increase in self awareness with the ability to see blind spots. But not just that. Our personality type is not an excuse to just be how we are. Our type is more what we leaned into in learning to survive or thrive in our original environments. The goal of learning type is seeing where we have limited ourselves and what our options are in growing past those limitations.

Mind, Body, Spirit - (or whatever words you like to use) All of who you are works together in constant chemical, electrical and more subtle energetic reactions that affect your whole self. You really can’t work on mental health in isolation. I am a Heartmath Trauma-Sensitive Certified practitioner. Learn more about heart coherence here and here. Learn about the Polyvagal Ladder to understand more of how your nervous system is involved in both your mental and physical health. But there is also a more intangible substance to each of us (IFS calls it “self”) that intuitively knows we are more than just this physical body. It is a deeper wisdom we have access to and it has important things to say if we will take the time to listen.

Attachment/Relationships- life is lived in relationship. Relational problems/wounds are the primary reason people seek counseling-  whether directly or indirectly. Also, that original relational programming/conditioning from our young lives is a powerful force in our current lives.

Purpose and Meaning - Learning to be present in your life, to stop rushing mindlessly through your days, being aware of what is happening at… this…very…moment is healing in more ways than most people are aware of. We tend to live lives of distraction which keep us from looking inside (often “protecting” us from looking inside), and from being present in our “right now.” Real purpose and meaning start with being present, inside and out.

CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy used to play a much bigger role than it does now. It teaches important thinking skills and sometimes makes its way into a session. The way we think about things is central to our happiness.

Certain technologies have found a place in my work as I have found Heartmath,  Alpha-Stim and TouchPoints are super helpful in keeping people in a more focused and relaxed state which is especially critical when working with complex trauma.

I often assign homework, like reading and practicing meditation/relaxation/self regulation/mindfulness skills, and although life sometimes limits what you are able to add to your daily load, if you will do the work for a short time, it will pay-off for the rest of your life.

And lastly: I encourage and support your other services as well, whether you are also using accupuncture, bio-feedback, psychedelic therapy, naturopathic medicine. Anything that makes your life better and helps you evolve.