When I started studying hypnosis, my mentor taught me that we walk with clients and facilitate their own growth and wisdom. As I have learned more tools and strategies through my years of professional training, I have continued to recognize the wisdom in the clients I work with. I offer them a place where they can safely describe their worries and struggles and where they know that together we hold space for all their parts who need to be heard. Healing can then occur.

In my doctoral program, I studied how attachment styles often help mold and shape our view of the world around us. So, I always work through a relational focus as we walk together down the pathway you travel. I am always studying new theories and techniques to help clients in their growth. I now apply Somatic Experiencing ideas as well as Polyvagal theory and memory reconsolidation to my work in providing safe spaces and understanding. I, too, have experienced the healing of therapy and of supportive others in my life, and I hope my experience can help support you as you decide to take the journey towards health and joy in your life. I work with children and adults and see clients in the Jefferson Park office and by telehealth.

Location: Chicago (Jefferson Park)

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology)
• Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)
• Member – American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)
• Member – Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH)
• Member – American Psychological Association (APA)