Trauma-Informed Therapy Rooted in Experience and Compassion
For over 20 years, I have specialized in treating symptoms that arise from developmental trauma and single-incident trauma. My therapeutic style is interactive, compassionate, and often gently playful, helping clients feel safe, supported, and actively engaged in their healing process.
I integrate evidence-based and body-centered approaches including CBT, DBT, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and mindfulness-based therapies in treatment to reduce intrusive symptoms, resolve long-standing patterns, and create opportunities for improved emotional and physical well-being.
My clinical understanding is grounded in developmental, attachment, neurobiological, and polyvagal theories, which recognize how early experiences shape the nervous system, emotional responses, and relational patterns across the lifespan.
Why Body-Based and Trauma-Focused Therapy Works
Body-based psychotherapies help bridge the gap between the thinking brain and the emotional brain, allowing clients to:
• Regulate the nervous system
• Increase emotional safety and resilience
• Process traumatic memories without becoming overwhelmed
• Release patterns that no longer serve them
By working with the body and the nervous system, trauma no longer remains “in the driver’s seat” behind the scenes. Healing becomes both felt and lasting.
I bring not only professional expertise to this work, but also personal understanding, having done my own healing as a survivor of developmental trauma.
Sacramento integrative trauma therapy, treatment for high Aces and chronic stress, EMDR, California help for CPTSD, IBS, and chronic pain. Internal Family Systems Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and art therapy for survivors of developmental trauma, religious trauma and medical trauma.