Somatic Therapists in Lake Oswego, OR

I can help you Awaken Your Best State, Relate Mindfully to Challenges, and Thrive across the journey that is life: 1) Awakening Your Best State -The quality of our lives is a reflection of our state (physiology, mood, focus, and self-talk). I can assist you to access your best states; 2) Relate Mindfully to Challenges-Approaching our challenges with mindfulness and playful curiosity brings balance and joy in our lives. 3) Thrive-The results of our life are based on what we do.  Thriving is when we do our best.  We all have a gap between what we know will help us to thrive and what we actually do. I can help you narrow this gap. 

I enjoy and welcome clients who are ready to remember the joy of their lives. Perhaps you want to heal a relationship, or let go of some difficult past event or unuseful behavior. Perhaps you are preparing for a medical procedure and want to heal quickly. Together, we nurture healing at many levels: the conscious & subconscious, brain & mind, thoughts & emotions, body & spirit, self & relationship. We also use somatic approaches and Alpha-Stim. Contact me when you are ready to explore your mind, heart and spirit to grow into your best and highest self! Clinical Social Work Supervisor - accepting new individual and group supervisees.

Suffering happens in isolation. The power of human connection and telling your story can be healing. I believe we're all incredibly resilient at our cores, though this can be overshadowed and challenged by expected and unexpected change, difficult events & trauma, and the subsequent wading & struggling through transition that inevitably follows. I can help you work through the hard parts. Expand awareness and understanding around destructive patterns and apply practices that improve your quality of life. You can manage really overwhelming feelings, reduce pain, deepen & enjoy relationships and even rediscover peace of mind.

Unchosen suffering can be profoundly agonizing. What happens to us in life, can leave us feeling depleted, overwhelmed and lost. I offer mind-body focused and trauma informed evidence-based psychotherapy to help enhance your own inherent, natural capacity to heal and restore. I am deeply committed to providing safe healing spaces for those facing profound and devastating grief and trauma. Stress from many different sources can take a toll on our well-being and our sense of connection in our lives. Our work together can help you restore and gain an increased capacity to be nonjudgmentally present and in tune your most authentic self.

My apologies, however, my waitlist is currently closed. I will edit this profile when that changes. I especially enjoy working with individuals who have experienced "outsider status" and are on a journey to create a sense of belonging in their own way and style. Many of my patients are creatives who experience hindrances in connecting with their creative energies and seek ways to more fully nourish and honor these aspects of Self.

Are you ready to make a change in your life? Change can be scary, difficult, and unpredictable and I am here to walk through it with you. I am passionate about working with individuals, children, teens, couples, and families to find what works for them, meeting them where they are at, and making certain that they are seen, heard, and understood. I believe that everyone is capable of change, and forming a trusting client therapist relationship is an important first step to challenge old thinking patterns and habits, and make change and growth happen in therapy.