Counseling in Napa, Sonoma, and Marin Counties

You’ve grown so use to the painful experiences in your life that you’ve learned to turn off your feelings or suck them up and bury them inside you without giving a second thought to how they have and are affecting you mentally, emotionally, and physically. Relationship dramas and traumas have taken a toll. You are tired of overlooking and trivializing your needs. You are worn out and have dared to say nothing, until now, when you want to reach for help. You know you need something to change. You want more from your life and relationships than you are currently getting. You ask yourself “what, why, and how have I gotten stuck in predicaments that I don’t want to be in? You are ready to work on you for you. To create the life you yearn for, which includes working through your issues and having reciprocal compassionate, supportive, loving, life affirming relationships. You are not alone.

Together in therapy, I can help you to identify, explore, and evaluate the beliefs that drive the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors that propel you to settle for less than you need, want, and deserve. You will be able to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the value of putting your mental and emotional health first; learn the art of expressing your needs, wants, desires, and goals in life and your relationships, free of the shame and guilt that may have silenced you before. You can develop confidence in your unique personal power, cultivate the tools to manage your psyche’s proclivities, be it anxiety, depression, perfectionism, or the need to please others. You can gain understanding of how emotional reactions/responses are stored in the body and how they can be released through somatic mindfulness exercises.   

I have a humanistic, client centered and eclectic approach to therapy, which includes drawing from several disciplines including, yet not limited to, Mindfulness Therapy, Positive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, Somatic Therapy, and Solution Focused (SF) Therapy.

My life experiences, including education, and professional experiences, all inform my passions for helping women and adolescent girls heal the issues that interfere with creating and living a healthy, happy, authentic, and satisfying life.

I support and seek to help you activate the self-healing potentials within you, remembering that only you have the power to make the changes you need and want to make.  It will be my honor to help you on your journey.

When you are ready to reclaim your power, please contact me for a free 15 minute consultation.