About Me

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 I approach therapy with heart, humor and humility. I am woman of European descent and advocate for decolonizing spirituality. I am grateful to continually partner and anti-racist, LGBTQ+ inclusive programs.   I am  committed to and passionate about  trauma-informed intergenerational & intersectional healing.

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I was raised on the occupied land of the Piscataway (Maryland).  As a child, my parents illness led me to begin studying traditional approaches to healthcare.

A  graduate of California  Institute of Integral Studies and trained in  Expressive Arts Therapy,   Im an integrative trauma-informed therapist I specializing in working with high sensitivity (HSPs).   My experience  in community mental health includes adolescent and adult inpatient treatment, dual diagnosis,  psychiatric emergency and detention  center.  

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My approach is relational and deeply client-centered, rooted in appreciation for the unique unfolding and self-actualization of my clients. I integrate various therapeutic modalities within psychodynamic, attachment-based, eco-therapy,    motivational interviewing, humanistic-existential, self-psychology, family systems, CBT and other evidence-based approach lens.  I also draw from mindfulness, dance/movement and play therapy. 

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I live and today practice on unceded Gabrielino-Tongva land. 

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Education and Certifications

California Institute of Integral Studies l San Francisco, CA 2019

Masters in  Integral Counseling Psychology

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College of Charleston l Charleston, South Carolina 2012

Bachelors of Science in Psychology l Health Minor 

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Additional Trainings:

Surf Therapy for Trauma Recovery (2020) 

Mindfulness-based DBT + ACT (2018)

Somatic Trauma-Informed Therapy (2018)

Registered Yoga Teacher Training RYT 200  (2016)

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