ABOUT ME
If you’re looking for an anxiety therapist who is warm and cares about you, who gets you and is really good at what they do, you’ve found her. So, let’s get you relief from anxiety.
I am that therapist who will say, “You’re a beautiful person. You are a beautiful soul.” That’s how I see my clients. It is an honor and a privilege to be trusted with what’s going on inside of you.
Next Step To Choosing Your Therapist: Free 20-minute consultation
WHAT DO YOU LOVE
Do you enjoy being in nature, time with family and friends, and good food?
Do you also enjoy travel?
WHAT DO YOU LONG FOR?
Do you long for connection, peace, calm? Freedom from anxiety?
Do you have an introspective side?
Do you notice your thoughts, emotions and what you feel physically?
WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT?
Do you care about people, the world and politics, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, addressing racism, discrimination, oppression, and dismantling it all?
IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU
We have a lot in common.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Grew up in Boston, undergrad in Maine and Santa Fe, New Mexico, Master’s in California. Expat in Manchester, England in my teens, Perugia, Italy in my 30s and Krakow, Poland in my 60s, 2 years each. These days, I’m based in Minneapolis and combine work and travel several months per year (digital nomad, location independent therapist). Like many people, it’s hard for me to answer where I’m from.
GREEN THERAPY
I also love being outdoors and hiking and cycling; the John Muir Trail, the Colorado Trail, 14ers in Colorado, the Walker’s Haute Route in the Alps; bicycle trips, camping in the US and Europe.
SPECIALITIES
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- Anxiety therapy and counseling for everything that might go with anxiety:
- Feeling like you’re not enough
- Perfectionism, high expectations
- A harsh Inner Critic
- Not feeling comfortable in your skin
- A feeling in the pit of your stomach
- Relationship issues, family issues
- Imposter Syndrome
- Sunday Scaries
- Experiences like being yelled at, insulted
- Self-centered, self- involved parents, neglect
- Growing up in a family that didn’t see or value you
- Bad break-ups
- Traumas: physical, sexual and psychological abuse, bullying, rape, medical trauma, pain, being treated badly for being different, discrimination
- Adverse experiences when you were a child can include being yelled at, criticized, feeling rejected, abandoned, neglected, having a family member with mental illness, drinking or drug problem (prescription or not), feeling like your parents didn’t love you, parents insulting or putting you down, physical or sexual abuse.
- Cultural differences, immigration trauma, integration trauma
- These are some of the things I’ve worked on with clients and helped them get relief.
LICENSES AND DEGREES
Over the course of my career I’ve moved from California to Colorado to Minnesota. Due to different licensing requirements of each state, I am a therapist and a counselor.
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- California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) 47582
- Minnesota Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) 2624
- Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) 5742
- Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (MACP), Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP)
- Master’s Certificates: Creative Expression, Spiritual Guidance, ITP
- Bachelor of Arts, St. John’s College (Great Books Program)
APPROACHES
Clients inspire me to learn more and deepen my professional expertise.
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- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- EMDRIA Certified Therapist
- EMDRIA Consultant-in-Training
- Internal Family Systems (IFS):
- IFS Institute Trained, Levels 1 and 2, Inner Circle, Continuity Circle
- Target to Zero, a novel, fast acting adaptation of EMDR
- Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions Utilizing Advanced EMDR Approaches and Nervous System-Driven Skills
- Integrating The Attachment System and Adaptive Information Processing Model for Chronic Health Syndromes
WORK EXPERIENCE
You might like to know the contexts where I’ve worked with people.
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- Let’s Deal With It, therapist and counselor since 2012
- Online therapist and counselor since 2018
- Colorado crisis centers, counselor
- Case worker, Spanish speaking families with teens on probation
- Day treatment program for adolescents
- Residential recovery center for women
- Residential Care Facility for Elders
SCHEDULE A FREE 20-MINUTE CONSULT
If I sound like a therapist you would like to work with, schedule a time to talk with me about what is going on with you, what you hope to accomplish in therapy and see if we’re a good fit. Use the button below.