Helping people heal through reconnection to Self

I work with adults who are battling an inner critic voice, struggling to feel strong emotions without it overtaking them, and are having trouble connecting with and keeping friends or romantic partners. They are ready to dig into therapy so they can feel more comfortable speaking up, increase capacity for vulnerability in their relationships, and ultimately feel more secure in who they are.

Does this sound like you?

  • Negative Self-Image

    You are disappointed with yourself, from worries of how others see you, to the shame you feel down to your core. You find yourself dreaming of being different: more confident, less awkward, free from the self-doubt that seems to follow wherever you go.

  • Relational Struggles

    When you connect with someone, both romantically and in friendship, you worry about when they are going to leave. Or just when you’re feeling comfortable, you’re tempted to cut things off and don’t know why. You may long for deep vulnerability, but simultaneously that feels absolutely terrifying.

  • Difficulty Regulating

    What may seem like a minor inconvenience to some feels like it brings your day to a crashing halt. You repeatedly replay embarrassing moments over in your head. You feel like if you allow yourself to feel your emotions you may never stop crying or yelling.

More about the trauma I work with

  • PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, may develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event involving or threatening death, serious injury, or sexual violence.

    You may feel symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, or intrusive thoughts; being easily startled, having difficulty concentrating or sleeping; and avoiding people, places, or activities that remind you of the trauma.

  • Additional to PTSD, Complex PTSD is distinguished by an additional 3 symptoms:
    1. Struggles with interpersonal relationships
    2. Negative self-concept
    3. Affect dysregulation

    These may have originated from developmental or attachment woundings in childhood.

  • Shock trauma is a psychological response to a traumatic or distressing event, such as a car accident, assault, or natural disaster.

    You may feel symptoms such as panic, dissociation, denial, or numbness.

  • Religious trauma and spiritual abuse, though newer terms, have had a profound impact on many people. Experiences of harmful religious teachings (such as the fear of eternal punishment) and purity culture can lead to intense feelings of guilt and shame, which can impact numerous areas of an individual’s life.

Tackle these issues with a

Certified NARM Master Therapist

So, what is NARM?

The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) was designed to help therapists treat attachment, relational, and developmental trauma by supporting clients’ connection to self and ability to regulate their nervous system. These traumas can cause lifelong attachment patterns that impact both symptoms you might (or might not) notice in your body and mind, along with interpersonal difficulties. We work through these struggles by establishing greater connection to the parts of ourselves that are more organized, while also increasing thoughtful awareness to the parts of ourselves that are more disorganized. NARM emphasizes working with both strengths and symptoms, the internal and external, and supporting greater connection to self and capacity for self-regulation.