Online across California. I help self aware women break free from people pleasing, perfectionism, self doubt and old survival patterns by working with the body, not just the story.
From the outside it looks like you have it handled. Inside, there is a low hum of tension that never quite switches off, and a tiredness that sleep does not seem to touch.
If you recognize yourself here, know nothing in you is broken. Your body learned to stay safe this way. And now, it’s time for it to learn something gentler.
We let the body finish what it never got the chance to.
You can understand exactly why you feel the way you do and still feel it in your chest, your shoulders, your sleep. That’s because these patterns aren’t just thoughts. They’re survival responses, held both in the body and the nervous system.
Healing isn’t about forcing yourself to relive the past. It’s about helping your nervous system build enough safety and capacity to stay present with what once felt overwhelming.
There isn’t one technique that creates healing. Lasting change happens when we work with the mind, body and nervous system together. That’s why I tailor each session using the approaches that best support your unique needs.
The foundation of the work. We track sensation and the nervous system so change happens at the level where the patterns actually live, not just where we can name them.
A gentle way of meeting the different parts of you, the one who pushes, the one who pleases, the one who protects, with curiosity instead of judgment.
An evidence based method for trauma that helps the brain reprocess painful memories so they lose their charge. I am certified in EMDR and bring it in where it fits.
Turning down the constant alarm so your body can rest in the present.
Processing what stayed stuck, at a pace your system can actually hold.
Learning that a no can be safe, and that your needs are allowed to take up space.
Rebuilding self trust and the quiet sense of being at home in your own body.
A short, no pressure phone call to see if we’re a good fit. Call (510) 216-1884 or use the form below.
We slow down and get to know what you’re carrying — nothing rushed, you set the pace.
Regular online sessions that build safety and capacity, until settling feels like home.
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist working with women across California, entirely online. For more than a decade I have sat with people who look composed on the outside and feel anything but, and I have watched what becomes possible when we stop trying to think our way out and start listening to the body.
My work is trauma informed and rooted in somatic therapy, EMDR and parts work. It is warm, unhurried and built around you, never the other way round.
It is talk therapy that also includes the body. Alongside what we discuss, we pay attention to sensation and the nervous system, because so much of what keeps us stuck is held there rather than in our thoughts.
Yes. I work with clients throughout California over secure video, so you can do this from wherever you feel most comfortable.
Talking can give us understanding without giving the body relief. By working from the bottom up, somatic therapy reaches the patterns that insight alone tends to leave in place.
Sessions are $200 and I am an out of network provider. I can give you a superbill to submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement.
Mostly self aware women navigating anxiety, trauma, people pleasing, boundaries and the wish to feel more at home in themselves.
A short, relaxed conversation. You can share a little of what brings you here, ask me anything, and notice whether it feels like a fit. There is no obligation to continue.
Prefer to talk now? Call (510) 216-1884