Specialties
EMDR
I am a certfified EMDR Therapist
EMDR is a specific type of therapy that stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing. As described by the EMDR Institute, EMDR “is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences”.
EMDR is different than just typical talk therapy. There are several different phases to it, and though many of them do include a lot of talking, the more unique phases of EMDR are where the reprocessing takes place and where the bilateral stimulation - either eye movements, tapping, or audio - are used. Please visit this page for more information on how EMDR works and a treatment description.
EMDR was first developed to work with trauma. There is a large volume of research on it’s effectiveness with trauma, and a growing body of research on the benefits of EMDR in several other areas. Please visit this page for additional information.
EMDR can be used effectively via telehealth, though I have found that this varies due to personal preferences and situations.
Brainspotting
I am a Level 1 Brainspotting therapist
Brainspotting is described as locating areas in a person’s field of vision that help to access unprocessed trauma in the subcortical brain. To put it simply, it’s a technique that is different than talk therapy, and involves focused mindfulness and an attunement between therapist and client. Some people talk through this process and others don’t say a word.
Brainspotting also began as a treatment for trauma, but has been found to be effective for a variety of emotional and somatic conditions and can be used virtually.
Click here, if you would like to read more about it.
Chronic Pain & Chronic Illness
Chronic, or persistent, pain and illness are some of the most misunderstood medical issues in our lifetime. One of the reasons for this is because they are caused by a complex set of factors, and involve multiple systems within our body that often create chain reactions and imbalances that can snowball if appropriate interventions are not found. Contrary to acute pain and illness, there is often not just one straightforward cause for these illnesses, making treatment tricky. Our medical system, built around specialists who focus on one area of the body only, often fails people who are experiencing systemic illness in their bodies. Education, research, and effective treatments for chronic pain and illness are also lacking in our medical communities. Our medical system, built around specialists who focus on one area of the body only,
often fails people who are experiencing systemic illness in their bodies. Education, research, and effective treatments for chronic pain and illness are also lacking in our medical communities.
Chronic pain and illness affect us psychologically and socially as well. There is an interplay between our emotions and physical pain, wherein they can greatly impact one another. Chronic illness and pain can also deeply affect our identity and our sense of self, as well as our relationships with others, our financial and work lives, and our spirituality. Therapy can be an important part of helping you know that your pain is real, learn how to care for yourself, and improve your quality of life.
Financial therapy can help you heal your relationship with money
Many of us have complicated relationships with money and struggle to manage it in a way that works for us— and it’s no wonder, when you look at all the conflicting messages we get about money and finances throughout our lives. Many of us have experienced money trauma, feel stressed and anxious about money, avoid it, worry about it, long for it, and end up sabotaging ourselves in ways we don’t even fully understand. Money often feels forbidden to talk about, yet managing it is a skill that we must learn.
I work with individuals who have felt marginalized by traditional personal finance communities understand and heal their relationship with money. I provide a compassionate, shame-free space to explore the emotional impacts money has had on you.