At the heart of my work is your relationship with yourself: how you perceive and respond to your feelings, your needs, each part of you, and the world. My approach is somatic, mindfulness-based, and experiential. It’s rooted in present-moment awareness, experiencing and working with your body, and acceptance of what is, while learning to embody the transformation.
The feelings we push away don’t disappear. Often they come from needs for safety, connection or autonomy that went unmet, in childhood or in important relationships. They can show up as fear of rejection, anxiety and insecurity, exhaustion and resentment, or feeling trapped behind masks. They get triggered, sabotage us and steer the ship.
Understanding a pattern is rarely enough to change it, so we don’t just talk about it. We practice.
These aren’t steps, they work together.
How I work
Rigorous, deep, and integrated. A PhD in Clinical Psychology, trained in clinical and research best practices, together with years of study and practice in somatics and ancient mystical teachings.
Somatic and mindfulness-based. We work with what you feel in your body, not only what you think. This reaches far beyond the intellectual focus of talk therapies.
Practical. Clear tools and methods for everyday use and during intense experience. First we practice together, then you practice at home. Directive, if you prefer.
Empowering. I teach you to become your own inner knower, so you don’t depend on me.
Secular or spiritual. This approach works well with both. For those who are open, I combine evidence-based practices with spiritual practices.
Trauma-informed and inclusive. A safe, non-judgmental space. Everyone and every part of you is welcome. LGBTQA+, ethical non-monogamy and sex positivity - all welcome.
We can focus on an area of your choosing, or what’s alive for you now. We usually go deep on one thing. Before we finish, we check in, and you leave with a clear tool or practice for the days ahead.
You are prepared with clear tools and step-by-step practices for use at home. They’re suggestions, not rules. If something gets in the way, that’s useful information, and we look at it together.
Alongside the four stages, we practice:
Couples sessions are for partners who want to understand each other, move through conflict, and meet each other’s needs without losing themselves.
Each person is fully heard, without having to defend. We slow things down so each of you can feel what’s happening in you, name the need underneath, and say it in a way the other can hear. We work as allies facing the same problem, because a relationship only works when both people win.
This can include partners navigating ethical non-monogamy, or exploring intimacy and sexuality in ways that feel safe and empowering for both.
This work fits both secular and spiritual frameworks. For those who are open to it, I combine evidence-based practices with ancient mystical practices I’ve studied and lived deeply, working with ideas like trust, surrender and connection with something greater. I always ask first, and I’ll offer an everyday way of seeing it too.