Being trauma-informed means recognizing that trauma is not about what happens to us, but about how make sense of what happens to us. Trauma is not only an event, but also something that can live in the body and nervous system. It shapes how we experience safety, boundaries, identity, and connection. A trauma-informed approach is grounded in choice, consent, collaboration, and deep respect for each person’s lived experience. It prioritizes regulation over urgency, curiosity over judgment, and supports healing in ways that feel empowering, embodied, and sustainable.

Family Systems Theory examines how family dynamics, intergenerational patterns, and systemic influences impact emotional functioning, behavior, and relational patterns. I integrate this framework into my work with individuals, particularly when addressing complex emotional and relational concerns.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps process distressing memories that feel stuck in the nervous system. It reduces emotional intensity and allows memories to be integrated without reliving or retraumatization.

Brainspotting helps access and process experiences held in the body, especially those that show up through physical or emotional symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, or numbness. It’s a powerful somatic modality for working with experiences that may be difficult to reach through language alone.

Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) addresses trauma and stress responses stored in the brainstem, which is the body’s primary survival center. I use DBR to support clients in gently processing experiences related to shock, overwhelm, and the freeze response.

Ketamine-Assisted Therapy combines the therapeutic use of ketamine with talk therapy and other integrative approaches. Ketamine is a medication that, when administered in a controlled and supervised setting, can help the brain temporarily shift out of habitual patterns of stress, trauma, or depression. This “window of neuroplasticity” allows clients to process difficult emotions, gain new perspectives, and access insights that may be difficult to reach through talk therapy alone. KAT is often used to support trauma processing, treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, grief, and other deeply held emotional patterns.

My reparenting trauma tools are grounded in Parts Work and PIT. These approaches help clients heal inner child wounds, communicate their needs, and learn how to set boundaries with trauma survivors in mind.

CBC offers a non-pathologizing grief approach that emphasizes connection and meaning over “moving on.” This method aligns with my belief in transformative grief and staying connected with loved ones after death.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) strengthens attachment security and emotional resilience, helping individuals and couples navigate relationship challenges, repair ruptures, and deepen connection. I use EFT to support clients in building secure, healthy relationships and processing difficult emotions in a safe, supportive space.

Developed by Dr. Gabor Maté, this approach explores how internalized messages and early experiences shape emotions, self-worth, and relational patterns. I use it to gently challenge unhelpful beliefs and support emotional processing, personal growth, and healing.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) supports nervous system regulation, emotional presence, and overall well-being. I incorporate MBSR practices in sessions to help clients cultivate calm, focus, and resilience as part of their spiritual and physical self-care.

The Gottman Method is a research-based approach to relational healing that helps couples build stronger, more resilient relationships. I use it to support couples in improving communication, deepening emotional connection, and navigating challenges together.

IADC Therapy is a clinical, EMDR-based approach conducted over two sessions. It helps clients process and integrate emotional experiences and cultivate a receptive state in which a sense of connection or presence may be perceived. The therapy is effective regardless of personal beliefs about the nature of the experience.

ART combines eye movements and guided imagery to help clients reprocess distressing memories and shift emotional responses, often more quickly than traditional talk therapy.

The MIGDAS-2 assessment is a comprehensive assessment that explores how someone experiences the world across the autism spectrum. It can be used in both clinical and non-clinical settings to provide insight into strengths, needs, and ways of relating to the world. While MIGDAS-2 is not a diagnostic tool, it offers a structured way to understand patterns of sensory, emotional, and social processing. This understanding can guide therapy, inform supports, and empower individuals to advocate for their own needs and communicate more effectively about how they experience life.

Clinical hypnotherapy is a therapeutic process that works with the subconscious mind - the part of you that runs habits, beliefs, emotional responses, and automatic patterns. Using guided relaxation and focused attention, hypnosis helps you enter a state where change becomes more accessible.

It’s not mind control or stage hypnosis. You’re not asleep, and you don’t lose control. Instead, it’s a deeply focused, natural state that allows you to work with what’s beneath the surface, making it useful for things like anxiety, stress, confidence, phobias, pain, and breaking long-standing patterns.

Not at all. If modality names don’t matter to you, we can focus on how the work feels and what’s most supportive. I choose approaches based on your needs, not based on labels.