Many people come to therapy with an awareness of their patterns, yet still feel stuck. They may intellectually understand why they struggle with anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or self-doubt and still find themselves repeating the same cycles. If you feel like you have talked about the same issues without experiencing meaningful growth, you are not alone.
Insight matters, but lasting change often requires going deeper than cognitive awareness. Emotional experiences, stress, and trauma can shape the body and nervous system, influencing how we think, feel, and relate. In therapy, we work with these subconscious layers through a bottom up approach. This looks like emotional processing, mindfulness, and nervous-system regulation, which allows a deeper self-awareness so change becomes something you experience and feel, not only something you understand.
M.A. Clinical Counseling Psychology, Northwestern University
B.A., University of Denver
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Parts 1 & 2)
Brainspotting Therapy Phase 1, Rocky Mountain Brainspotting Institute
Deb Dana’s Polyvegal Informed Therapy Master Class with Dr. Stephen Porges
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Intensive Certification Training Course, Psychotherapy Networker
Internal Family Systems (IFS): Development, Application & Transformational Model, Psychotherapy Networker
The Neurobiology of Attachment, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the states of New York (011316) and Colorado (0017052)
Certified Health Coach, The Institute for Integrative Nutrition