Starting therapy can be intimidating! There can be a lot of mystery around what therapy is, and what it’s like to “start therapy” with someone new. In order to de-mystify that process, I want to give you a better sense of what you can expect when you meet me for therapy - from that initial call, all the way to the first session. The Initial Call I offer a free 20-minute consultation call for all potential new clients. I do this for a couple different reasons. First, it’s important for both of us to get a better sense of what you’re looking for in a therapist and in the therapeutic process. Jus ..read more

“I think it’s one of the hardest things in the world to somehow make sure that the ones you love receive your care for them as physical information, as definite as raindrops hitting your palm. Like when you hold your hand out to check if it’s raining and it is.” - Helen Oyeyemi The above passage from Oyeyemi hits at the heart of why embodiment in therapy is so effective. It’s one thing to know something intellectually, to know it in the mind. It’s another to feel it in your body, in your being. And it’s yet another layer when in relationship for you or your partner to feel that sense of a secu ..read more

A short blog post to start out the new year … If you’re heading into 2022 with a heavy heart, you are not alone. We are still in a global pandemic, and many of us are grappling with immense loss and grief on personal, collective and ancestral levels.  Society puts a lot of pressure to implement resolutions, to better ourselves, to be more productive, to continue striving toward some unidentified “ideal.” When we’re processing grief and navigating continued uncertainty around what the world will look like, this messaging can feel even more jarring.  What if, instead of making a resolu ..read more

“Learning to pause is the first step in the practice of Radical Acceptance. A pause is a suspension of activity, a time of temporary disengagement when we are no longer moving toward any goal. … You might try it now: Stop reading and sit there, doing "no thing," and simply notice what you are experiencing.” ― Tara Brach When I meet couples for our first therapy session, most share they are experiencing disconnection. Disconnection from each other, disconnection from the relationship, and disconnection from themselves. They know that they are stuck in a negative cycle of interaction. Many are a ..read more

“It was always you I loved, not your elegant strategy. I will love you still, if you now outgrow it. I will love you more whether time moves forward or backwards. Whether ice melts or water freezes back. Whether your next move is protection, breakthrough, shift, or any combination. There are at least three ways to love you: as you were, as you are, as you will be. I love you. That means I choose all three.” Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals Being human is hard. All of us experience our share of pain, often starting from the time we are very young. Mayb ..read more