I come from a background of working more specifically with addictions and eating disorders and was first trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing and dialectical behavioral therapy. I started finding that while talk-based or behavioral modalities could be useful for stabilization, I sensed a pull to go deeper into the body and explore therapeutic practices that felt more in alignment with my values. I found that I was more drawn to practices that allowed for learning how sense and listen to the body with mindful compassion, holding space for grieving, questioning and challenging the systems that we exist within and finding a balance of cooperation with the inner nervous system and the outside world. This brought me to studying and training in more harm-reduction, mindfulness practices, narrative therapy, expressive therapies, acceptance and commitment therapy, and then to the more body-oriented somatic experiencing, sensorimotor psychotherapy, occupational therapist Kelly Mahler’s interoception curriculum, somatic internal family systems, EMDR and UZAZU.

I believe that no person has the exact same system or needs, creativity and collaboration always serve healing, and I will occasionally pull from the various areas I have learned over the years if it serves the goals you have for therapy. I work with the modalities of parts work, EMDR, and UZAZU because they all hold a centralizing principle that we all have the inherent capacity for healing, growth, and adaptive response coming from within our own systems. I also believe that a central part of healing is in relationship with community, the ability to give and receive with intention, and with an awareness of how we engage with the ecological systems around us. I have found that these practices allow therapeutic work to be less pathologizing, trauma informed, centers client wisdom, inner strength and autonomy, and acknowledges a systems perspective of compassionate accountability while engaging in healing work.

Location: I am currently doing all sessions via Telehealth using a HIPPA compliant virtual platform (either Zoom, Google Meets, or Simple Practice) for folks that are in Maine.

Rates: $140 for the intake appointment and $120 for 60 minute individual sessions. If you have questions about rates, insurance, superbills, and affordable options for accessing care, please contact me.

Per the No Surprises Act, you have a right to receive a good faith estimate of what treatment will cost once you have established care.

Folks who are willing, curious, and drawn to accessing healing through movement, body-based awareness, and exploration of what therapy can be outside of simply talking. Much of my clinical experience is in trauma (relational, complex, sexual, socio/cultural, intergenerational), anxiety/OCD, neurodiversity (ADHD/ASD), addictions/compulsions, LGTBQIA+, eating and feeding disorders, and folks who have various challenges in their body relationship. My style of therapy is not for folks who are looking for talk only therapy or are looking for a therapist for weekly verbal processing of current events.

I recognize that being in the body and relating to the body can be overwhelming due to gender identity, sensory overload, alexithymia, chronic illness and physical/sexual trauma. If you choose to work with me, we will move at your pace and we may spend more time using basic internal family systems or other modalities with less of the somatic component or by collaboratively creating a plan to explore titrated interoception with consent. We may utilize more imagery, metaphor, expressive art approached and work with subtle energy.

I no longer work with youth or folks who are actively experiencing crisis or need a level of care that requires frequent support and intervention. If we decide to work together, we will be assessing and addressing ways to maintain a base level of stabilization, but I am not available for additional support outside of sessions. If you have any questions about this or need clarification, please reach out.