ABOUT ME
I have been practicing therapy since 2006. I trained as a traditional psychodynamic therapist, however, over time I have transitioned to incorporating talk therapy with EMDR, Somatic experiencing, Performance Psychology, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy & Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy (HCH). This integrated approach is a deeper process of psychotherapy and is achieved through a relaxed state of consciousness which embraces the concept of self-determination and the belief that every client contains, deep within their own subconscious mind, the key to their own individual health and healing.
HCH is a much deeper process of psychotherapy which is achieved through a relaxed state of consciousness. HCH embraces the concept of self-determination and the belief that every client contains, deep within their own subconscious mind, the key to their own individual health and healing. HCH is a very experiential therapy and incorporates Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Transpersonal psychology, Reichian body armoring, and a family systems approach. Through HCH, we identify core feelings, overcome limiting beliefs, interrupt unhealthy behavioral patterns, and increase self-awareness by discovering, leaning in, and moving through. In HCH, an individual experiences visceral reactions in the body in which we work to release those energetic charges of emotions trapped within the body.
When we begin to look at our mental wellness issues from the mind-body (and spirit) connection perspective, we begin to understand exactly how our mood and emotions are impacted by chemistry and biology. The link between our emotional and mental wellness is undeniable - How our body feels impacts our emotions. Emotions are very physical and we can be unaware of how our body is storing stress, trauma, and other emotions. We are constantly living in the past when 95% of our behaviors are based on past memories. Because trauma is fundamentally a manifestation of nervous system dysregulation, it becomes an existential mandate to disrupt the trauma response.
I look forward to joining you and supporting you as you either begin or are continuing on your journey of emergence and evolution.
Education & Training
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Board of Behavioral Sciences
California License #84751
Nevada License #4772-R
M.S. Clinical Psychology, Vanguard University, 2006
B.S. Behavioral Sciences, Concordia University, 2003
Certified First Responder Counselor, 2024
Advanced Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist, The Wellness-Institute, 2023
EMDR Training, Dr. Phillip Manfield, EMDRIA Approved, 2022
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist, Journey Clinical, 2024
Domestic Violence Training Certification, State of California, 2003
MY METHOD
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Focus
It all starts by learning how to focus on what you want.
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Reflect
Next, you’ll reflect on what may be blocking you, and learn how to overcome these obstacles by creating opportunities.
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Refine
The last step? We learn how to continually refine what we’ve learned. We evolve by shifting our perspectives.
QUESTIONS? LET’S CHAT.
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