My therapeutic work is grounded in a humanistic relational framework that honors the inherent dignity, potential, and wholeness of each person. Central to this approach is the belief that the therapeutic relationship itself is healing—a space held with empathy, respect, and unconditional positive regard in which clients are seen, heard, and deeply honored as the experts of their own inner experience. Drawing from core humanistic principles, I prioritize presence, attunement, and authentic connection as the essential foundation upon which growth unfolds.
Coupled with this relational grounding, I integrate art therapy and expressive creative processes as essential vehicles for exploration and transformation. Through visual art, bookmaking, collage, and other creative modalities, we access layers of experience that are often beyond words—bringing to light images, metaphors, and expressions that reveal deeper emotional truths and inner wisdom. These practices invite a felt, embodied inquiry that connects mind, emotion, and imagination in transformative ways.
My work is also informed by transpersonal psychology and spirituality, embracing the larger context of human experience that includes meaning, purpose, and connection to dimensions of self that transcend the ego. In this view, healing is not merely symptom reduction but an expansive unfolding—an integration of personal narrative with deeper currents of creativity, intuition, and spirit. The therapeutic space becomes one where consciousness, imagination, and inner guidance can be explored with curiosity and reverence.
At the same time, I maintain a deep awareness of the body’s wisdom—the understanding that physical sensations, somatic experience, and embodied presence are vital teachers in the healing process. By attending to the body as both a holder of experience and a source of insight, we work with what arises in the present moment with openness and care. This somatic attunement supports grounded awareness and nurtures greater coherence between body, heart, and mind.
Across all aspects of my work, I strive to hold an open and accepting container of respect—a therapeutic field in which all parts of the self are welcome, all experience is valid, and each person’s process is approached with compassion and non-judgmental attention. In this space, healing is approached as a co-creative journey where curiosity, imagination, and human connection guide discovery, empowerment, and deeper integration.
Coupled with this relational grounding, I integrate art therapy and expressive creative processes as essential vehicles for exploration and transformation. Through visual art, bookmaking, collage, and other creative modalities, we access layers of experience that are often beyond words—bringing to light images, metaphors, and expressions that reveal deeper emotional truths and inner wisdom. These practices invite a felt, embodied inquiry that connects mind, emotion, and imagination in transformative ways.
My work is also informed by transpersonal psychology and spirituality, embracing the larger context of human experience that includes meaning, purpose, and connection to dimensions of self that transcend the ego. In this view, healing is not merely symptom reduction but an expansive unfolding—an integration of personal narrative with deeper currents of creativity, intuition, and spirit. The therapeutic space becomes one where consciousness, imagination, and inner guidance can be explored with curiosity and reverence.
At the same time, I maintain a deep awareness of the body’s wisdom—the understanding that physical sensations, somatic experience, and embodied presence are vital teachers in the healing process. By attending to the body as both a holder of experience and a source of insight, we work with what arises in the present moment with openness and care. This somatic attunement supports grounded awareness and nurtures greater coherence between body, heart, and mind.
Across all aspects of my work, I strive to hold an open and accepting container of respect—a therapeutic field in which all parts of the self are welcome, all experience is valid, and each person’s process is approached with compassion and non-judgmental attention. In this space, healing is approached as a co-creative journey where curiosity, imagination, and human connection guide discovery, empowerment, and deeper integration.
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TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
I received my masters degree from Naropa University where I studied Art Therapy and Transpersonal Counseling Psychology. Additionally, I received a certificate in perinatal somatic psychology, from the Annie Brook Institute, through an in depth training covering how our birth stories and childhood experiences can influence and shape our development, emotionally, mentally, and physically. I have 12 years of experience working at an outpatient treatment program, specializing in serving individuals who live with extreme mental health states. However, I do not work with on-going psychosis in private practice. I have also worked as a co-leader within a residential retreat center for women at varying stages of cancer. Although I received my masters degree in 2010, I have been working in the field of art therapy since 2005.
I do not work with families or clients who are actively involved in matters of the court.
I received my masters degree from Naropa University where I studied Art Therapy and Transpersonal Counseling Psychology. Additionally, I received a certificate in perinatal somatic psychology, from the Annie Brook Institute, through an in depth training covering how our birth stories and childhood experiences can influence and shape our development, emotionally, mentally, and physically. I have 12 years of experience working at an outpatient treatment program, specializing in serving individuals who live with extreme mental health states. However, I do not work with on-going psychosis in private practice. I have also worked as a co-leader within a residential retreat center for women at varying stages of cancer. Although I received my masters degree in 2010, I have been working in the field of art therapy since 2005.
I do not work with families or clients who are actively involved in matters of the court.
