Individual Talk Therapy
The gift of life is that as we heal within, our external world begins to shift as well. If you’re here, it’s likely because a part of you is ready to pursue the healing that is possible for you. Facing the wounds that have shaped your suffering can be difficult and messy, but it is always worth it.
Emotional wounds are no different from physical ones. When we get a cut, we must clean it, let it heal, and allow the body to restore itself. Emotional wounds, though often hidden from view, require the same attention. When left unattended, they can influence our choices, relationships, and sense of self in ways we may not even recognize. In therapy, you will explore the pain and trauma you have experienced, how it has affected your life, and the patterns that arise from it. You will uncover triggers, repetitive behaviors, and the ways your wounds can be transformed into sources of insight, strength, and purpose.
You have doors that open when you tend to your wounds:
Your wound is a door.
Your trauma is a door.
Your addiction is a door.
Your toxic relationship is a door.
Your fear is a door.
Your secret is a door.
Your anxiety is a door.
Your desires are a door.
These doors lead to healing, new beginnings, and a deeper knowing of self.
Why talk about the past when it can be painful? Because understanding and reconciling our experiences can transform who we are today and who we are becoming. Therapy provides a safe space to explore the burdens we were never meant to carry, the ways we’ve distanced ourselves from our true nature, and the systems or circumstances that have shaped us. It is a process of guiding you back to yourself—to your power, your inner radiance, and your authentic self. By leaning into what has been difficult or hidden, you begin to reclaim the parts of yourself that have been forgotten or disowned.
This work includes exploring the unconscious and shadow—the aspects of ourselves that hold pain, fear, or rejected parts of our identity. Shadow work allows you to separate your true self from the false beliefs and patterns you’ve carried, to accept, validate, and own yourself. By integrating all parts of yourself, you gain the ability to live with greater alignment, presence, and intentionality. Therapy is ultimately about making the unconscious conscious, turning toward the wounds with love, and discovering the light that emerges from embracing your darkness. Just as the moon cycles through darkness into light, you move through your shadow, rediscover your wholeness, and awaken to your full being.
Therapy Modalities
Psychodynamic
Attachment Theory
Client-centered
Internal Family Systems (IFS/Parts Work)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Shadow Work and Integration
Dreamwork
I approach the process of therapy from a psychodynamic, attachment-based, client-centered lens. This looks like digging up the bones of the past in order to find clarity around our present behaviors, thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and experiences. Our root wound is usually a wound from childhood. This is something that takes away a piece of our soul essence or in therapeutic words – that impacts our self-esteem and sense of self. This wound influences our choices and how we perceive ourselves and the world, and it generally comes from our parents or primary caregivers. Our original attachment wound is oftentimes where we download our attachment blueprint, which then becomes the map by which we choose how we view ourselves and how we view love and relationships. If we have a dysfunctional or misattuned experience around love as a child, it will highly impact and influence our relationships as an adult. The attachment wound also gives us access to other wounds, and so it is a powerful place to start.
Our earliest experiences in relationships shape how we connect with ourselves, with others, and with the world around us. Attachment Theory offers a framework for understanding these patterns and learning how to work with them. By noticing when your attachment style influences your thoughts, emotions, or behaviors, you gain the ability to respond from a place of awareness and empowerment—creating healthier patterns and healing the relational wounds that may have caused pain. I view addiction, whether to substances or behaviors, as often rooted in attachment wounds. Holding space for these experiences and exploring their impact is a vital part of the therapeutic journey toward connection, self-understanding, and lasting change.
I am guided by these practices, but most importantly, I am guided by our relationship and how we co-exist together in a space. Creating a safe and secure attachment can be one of the best healing agents for change. I am here to hold and confront you – while staying consistent and loving – which creates pathways for growth. Ideally, with time, you learn how to take the safety and connectivity you get from therapy to others and you build a greater internal sense of self as well.
My Therapeutic Approach
Phase 1: New Moon
From a spiritual standpoint, New Moons represent new beginnings. The darkness of a New Moon invites us to reflect on what is no longer serving us, and explore new seeds to plant to help us move into alignment. During this phase of therapy, we will venture into the darkness together to uncover what is wreaking havoc in your life and what needs to be loved and tended to. We may come face-to-face with the conditioning of your childhood, of society, of the identities that you have acquired, of the defense mechanisms, and all the ways you show up in the world. This phase symbolizes bravery, intention, and hope.
Phase 2: Crescent Moon
The Crescent Moon teaches spiritual lessons about the cyclical nature of life and our capacity for growth and transformation. Following the New Moon phase, it signals the end of total darkness and the beginning of a period of increasing light. As you move through the process of therapy, light will begin to appear - shining on your subconscious patterning and also serving as a beacon for change. This phase symbolizes metaphorical death, rebirth, and most importantly, surrender. The dark and light begin to merge and integrate. Like the moon, we, too, have the ability to start anew, grow, and transform ourselves.
Phase 3: Full Moon
The Full Moon represents the journey from emptiness to fullness, as we move from darkness into light. This moon phase is associated with release, and an essential part of successful therapy is tending to our psychological wounds and releasing the emotional charge they carry. Through this release, you become just as powerful as the Full Moon, finding your inner radiance and illuminating your whole being. It’s about integration - bringing love, acceptance, and light to the dark places within you so you can feel more and more whole. This phase symbolizes completion and clarity while stepping into your fullest potential.
Areas of Treatment
My education, training, experience, and passion is in treating the following areas:
Substance Abuse
Process Addictions (Sex, shopping, pornography use, gambling, gaming, etc.)
Love Addiction and Codependency
PTSD/Trauma
Relationship and Attachment Issues
Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Family Conflict
Life Transitions and Identity Issues
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”
— Rumi
