Somatic work

Learning to indwell your own body and your own story can grow your capacity to hold what is unresolved. Somatic engagement enables you to grow your agency and autonomy to handle the challenges of life.

The relationships, healing, and life that you are desiring  comes through engagement of all of your senses.  Fulfillment is not just a mental experience- and neither is healing. 

You may experience present moment feelings and sensations as we talk through different relationships and memories.  I will help you find curiosity and engagement of sensations as we explore your capacity to bear uncomfortable memories, sensations, and emotions. This will grow your ability to be present through life’s ups and downs.

Having healthy relationships with others begins with a healthy relationship with your body-mind.   

Narrative Work

As we learn to have greater curiosity and compassion for our own stories we are able to enter deeper into the stories of our families, friends, communities, and the larger narrative of the world that we live in. 

We hold our stories in our bodies. 

Our bodies are the most honest thing about us, and that is why I weave somatic (physical) awareness through breathing, mindfulness, and simple movements into my engagement of your story.

I am committed to engaging your story on an individual and collective level. I believe we must understand our location in culture to understand the larger impacts of our body and our story.

Learn more through the EMBODIED STORY COURSE

Attachment/ Relational Theory

Attachment theory and research has shown that our most basic emotional needs are experienced in relation to our primary relationships. 

Difficult experiences in life can create an imbalance or instability in these relationships, which in turn impacts all areas of our life.  

Living in a fast paced city like Seattle can make finding deeply meaningful and therapeutic relationships difficult. as a counselor in Seattle I offer a place for you to experience attunement, connection, and reflection in a safe relationship.  The therapeutic relationship creates a space in which you explore, learn, and grow interpersonally.