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My approach is based on the work of Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist who believed that each individual had within them the ability to heal themselves. His approach to therapy is compassionate, non-pathologizing, and works with our unconscious mind-- the part of ourselves that we don’t see or hear directly in our waking life, but which affects all of our thoughts and actions. Through dreams and creative exploration, each individual can find their way to greater wholeness-- what Jung called the individuation process.  My emphasis on the somatic (that’s the body!) element means that my clients can work directly with sensations, symptoms, and experiences as they emerge in each moment.

Complex trauma often gets stored as nervous system dysregulation, chronic muscular bracing, or dissociation. These are patterns that are stored in the body, below conscious, verbal memory. Somatic therapy works with these patterns directly through breath, movement, and body awareness, building the nervous system's capacity to regulate, and helping people notice and shift stuck survival responses that talk-based approaches alone can miss.

NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model) is a somatic (body-centered), relational approach to healing Complex PTSD, developmental trauma, and early childhood wounds. It works with present-day patterns — how you disconnect from your needs, emotions, and relationships — rather than retelling trauma history. I incorporate NARM into all of my sessions because it works so well with the somatic Jungian approach.

My background as a movement coach, along with my training in somatics, mean that I am able to offer movement practices with my alongside traditional talk therapy. Accessible, trauma-informed yoga, strength training, postural and breathing work are all modalities that can be tremendously beneficial in the therapeutic process, if you’re interested.

Complex PTSD develops from chronic, long-term relational trauma, often in childhood, rather than a single incident. Unlike single-incident PTSD, it typically includes challenges with relationships, negative self-concept, and difficulty regulating emotions.

My approach to dreamwork incorporates my somatic training and is based in Jungian dream analysis or dream interpretation. Traditional approaches can often be purely intellectual, and can feel overly clinical. An embodied approach lets the dreamer feel when we touch into the dream’s meaning. This is often a magical “aha!” moment, when we understand exactly what our psyche has been trying to communicate.

This type of dreamwork is inherently trauma-informed, because it presents wisdom from our own psyche. Working in an embodied way helps clients to recognize the strengths and supports that they already have, even in a scary dream. My experience is that when we start to understand what our dreams are telling us, and how they’re trying to help us resolve past situations, our understanding of ourselves shifts too. We see ourselves, and our past, differently.

Active imagination is a technique created by Carl Jung as a means to dialogue with our unconscious psyche. Through creative practices like drawing, sculpting, painting, or movement, or divinatory practices like Tarot or the I Ching, clients are able to access levels of self-awareness that can be very difficult to get to otherwise. This works well with dreamwork, or it can be an avenue to explore instead of dreams when they are difficult to remember. You do not need to be an artist to participate-- this is about the experience, not the finished product. Many of my clients are surprised at what emerges when they explore in this way.

As a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, I offer sessions virtually throughout the state of Florida and in-person at Mangata Wellness in Stuart, FL.

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I do not accept insurance, since insurance requires a diagnosis and treatment plan that would direct a process that rightfully belongs to you alone. I can provide a 'Superbill' upon request.

I offer a limited number of lower-cost sessions using the Green Bottle method. Click here to read more, or contact me with questions.

Both draw on the same somatic Jungian approach — body awareness, dreamwork, working with the unconscious — but they differ in scope and legal structure. Therapy is licensed clinical mental health care: as a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, in Florida, I can diagnose and treat mental health conditions, and it's the right fit if you're navigating more acute symptoms, want a formal treatment plan, or need clinical support. Coaching is not psychotherapy — it doesn't involve diagnosis or treatment of mental illness, and instead focuses on exploring and shifting existing life patterns through self-directed growth, with me as a companion and witness rather than a clinician.If you're unsure which is the right fit, please get in touch and I'm happy to help you figure out which container makes sense for what you're navigating.

You can book a free 20-minute discovery call talk through what you're navigating before any commitment. This is your chance to ask any questions you like about me, or the therapy process.