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 CONNECT WITH YOUR OWN INHERENT HEALING

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ABOUT MY PRACTICE

ABOUT MY PRACTICE

Welcome.

My training and approach to therapy is designed to support and to help you learn to regulate feelings of overwhelm, fear, anger, disconnection and isolation which often show up in the body as anxiety, depression and sometimes a general numbness. These can inhibit rich and fulfilling relationships with yourself and others.

My approach will support you in deepening your connection to yourself and gaining new and deeper awareness of what your body may be holding. Our bodies - on a cellular level - remember everything that has ever happened to us, even back to our earliest pre-verbal experiences, including bonding and attachment. All of these experiences create "core imprints" and, ultimately, organize our nervous systems in a particular way that often shapes and informs how we live today.

Through a gentle, somatic/body-centered process of working with sensation, awareness, pace, therapeutic touch and nervous system regulation, our work together will support you in:

  • The development of your own ability for "internal resourcing" to support the regulation of your nervous system and allow you to feel more connected and grounded. This shows up as improved sleep, a more regulated appetite, greater ease in relationship with self and others.

  • The exploration, understanding and healing of your attachment style, and strategies to further deepen and enrich your relationships. This shows up as more awareness and ease in connecting with yourself and others, including primary relationships, family members, work colleagues, etc.

  • The awareness and integration of unresolved formative experiences, including pre-verbal and other traumatic and/or stressful experiences that have lasting imprints on how you engage in your life today. This shows up as one's ability to integrate and live more fully - reducing aversions or old behavior/relational patterns that no longer serve you today - and live each day with more freedom and ease.

ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME

I am a licensed somatic/body-oriented psychotherapist (LCMHC-NC and LMHC-MA) with 20+ years of experience and a certified Pre- and Peri-Natal Educator (PPNE).

I've been on my own personal journey of exploration, learning and integration since my early 20s. I've had exposure to a wide range of approaches and disciplines throughout the years, including: my role as a volunteer with Hospice (Ann Arbor, MI); my several years on staff with Windhorse Associates (Northampton, MA); and, my time as a therapist at Fenway Community Health (Boston, MA) where I integrated Buddhist principles with mental health approaches to therapy while working with LGBTQ community members. Throughout it all, I've attended a variety of trainings and retreats to continue to cultivate my own personal mindfulness practice along the way.

I am, by nature, deeply curious and I love learning by deepening my own personal connection to this type of work. Here are some of my key areas of exploration and the teachers I train/work with:

  • Somatic BlueprintTM Foundation Training with Raymond Castellino, DC (ret), RPE, RCST(R); Anny Chitty, RPP, BCST, SEP, ABD; Tara Blasco, PhD, RCST(R); and, Mary Jackson, RN, LM, RCST(R). Will complete program in June 2021.

  • Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Training Program with Anna Chitty, RPP, BCST, SEP, ABD. Will complete this program in 2020.

  • Body Into Being with Raymond Castellino, DC (ret), RPE, RCST(R); Anny Chitty, RPP, BCST, SEP, ABD. Completed program in 2018.

  • APPPAH Pre and Peri-Natal PPNE Certificate Program. Completed program in 2017.

  • Gestalt Training (18-month foundational program), The Gestalt Institute, Wilmington, NC. Completed program in 2017.

Education

John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA

MA in Counseling Psychology / Somatic Psychology

Lesley University, Boston, MA

BA in Environment Psychology

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"Running water heals itself."

- Dr. Randolph Stone

SERVICES

SERVICES

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BODY-CENTERED HEALING

 

Individual Therapy

Couples Therapy

Family Therapy

I work with individuals, couples and families, including "family systems," to address parenting and co-parenting needs. In addition, I work with parents who are specifically interested in conscious birth and parenting, which often begins before conception.

I accept Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance, Aetna, cash, check and Venmo.

Client Rights and Responsibilities

Financial Agreement

Professional Disclosure Statement

Birth Psychology Form

Electronic Communications Policy

FORMS
FORMS

Please review the documents below for important service terms and requested background information.

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I look forward to supporting YOU on your journey to enjoying a deeper connection with yourself.

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