Some Symptoms I work with
What You Might Be Carrying
"The meaning of the word trauma, in its Greek origin, is 'wound.' Whether we realize it or not, our woundedness — or how we cope with it — significantly influences our behavior, shapes our social habits, and informs our mental health symptoms."
— Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal
We live in a world that often over-medicalizes our inner lives — sometimes to validate what's real, and at other times in ways that flatten the complexity of our actual experience. Many of the symptoms we carry are genuine responses to a world that demands too much while offering too little space for rest, integration, or grief.
In my practice, I take a different approach — one that slows down enough to truly listen to the body, the story, the silence, and what lies just beneath the surface. Whether you relate to a diagnosis, feel uncertain, or resist the label altogether, you're welcome here.
Depression
When the world loses its color and even small things feel heavy — that's worth paying attention to. Depression isn't just sadness. It can look like numbness, disconnection, or a quiet sense that something that used to matter just... doesn't anymore. We work with it gently, and at depth.
Anxiety
The busy brain that won't quiet down. The worry that loops. The body that's always braced for something. Anxiety is exhausting partly because it works so hard to protect you — and in our work together, we learn to listen to what it's protecting, not just quiet it down.
Disassociation
"I feel like I'm on autopilot." "I'm watching my life from outside it." Dissociation exists on a spectrum, and it makes sense — it's often one of the most elegant adaptations the psyche makes to survive what was too much. Therapy creates the safety to slowly come back into yourself, on your own terms.
Trauma and PTSD
Trauma — including complex and relational trauma (CPTSD) — lives in the body as much as the mind. A racing nervous system, sleeplessness, reactivity that feels outsized, a past that won't stay past — these are all signs that something is still asking to be metabolized. We work with it through trauma-informed, somatic, and parts-based approaches, at a pace that respects your system's wisdom.