I’ve always been curious about topics society hides & shies away from - the body, sex, ‘messy emotions’, intimacy, money, loss & death - to name a few. All of which have led me to explore these themes in my professional life in an empathic, curious and non-judgmental way, in order to help others feel safe and comfortable talking about these parts of themselves & their lives.
Together, we will explore the feelings, memories, thoughts, challenges, sensations & experiences you have. We will make sense of and integrate your past & current experiences, identify coping strategies & outdated beliefs that keep you out of connection with yourself & others and build new strategies to cope, connect & feel whole. You will leave individual and/or relationship therapy feeling more connected and alive with an increased capacity for vulnerability, pleasure, happiness, peace, change & growth.
My specialties are listed below but the descriptions following are not exhaustive to the work that falls under each one. Please reach out if you have any questions!
Relationships & Intimacy: stuck patterns, ongoing conflict, defensiveness & navigating transitions; diverse relationship models (polyamory, open relationships, conscious monogamy, throuples, triades, etc.); communication challenges; repairing connection; increasing vulnerability; fear of closeness and/or commitment; building trust; power dynamics.
Sex, including Gender & Sexual Identity: exploring sexual desire & arousal, pleasure, orgasm, sensuality, & eroticism; connection & disconnection to the body; painful intercourse; fetishes, kinks & BDSM; paraphilia’s; partners with different &/or conflicting interests, desires or frequencies. Living with STIs, incontinence, prolapse, erectile dysfunction; Reclaiming & empowerment; shame & shut down; impacts and healing from sexual trauma. LGBTQ+ identities; non-binary, gender-queer, trans; those questioning & exploring; pansexuality; and all others under the very big umbrella.
The Body: experiencing numbness, disconnection, dissociation; wanting (re)connection, embodiment & movement; nervous system awareness & resource building; self-esteem; connecting to oneself. Moving out of trauma & survival states and into thriving & connected states.
Money & Finances: scarcity, loss, hoarding, fear, avoidance of, control, loss of control, impulsivity; beliefs about money/spending/saving & money guilt; intergenerational money trauma that impacts you today; Money Trauma
Concurrent experiences: A place to be with all those feelings, thoughts and sensations you are experiencing; grief & loss, chronic stress, anxiety, depression, anger, shame, sadness, unhappiness, numbness; loneliness; low self-esteem & self-confidence.