About me

I’ve always been magnetized to people’s stories. From a young age, kids would tell me about suffering dynamics happening in their households. There was some difficulty in my home, but I had a close hands on upbringing  by my two therapist parents, and developed a basic understanding of the complexity of need and abuse happening to so many around me.

At 16 my father passed. It was unexpected and devastating. I spent two weeks sitting in the park before telling my mother I wasn’t going to school. Those months and years of grief and anger, the processes, the depth of feeling, have cultivated a deep commitment to offer relief, care and healing.

Holding space for people’s words, their stories, their feelings seemed key to helping them. As I matured, I realized depth of understanding could ease loneliness, grief, frustration, rage, feelings often core to the human experience. Beyond that I have trained in EMDR, Somatic Therapy, and Ego State Therapy; methods that can bring healing when talking is not enough.

My partner and I have been together for over a decade. Through the years, numerous hours have been spent refining intimate process and working out what it means to live harmoniously with another. I have also dedicated time and effort to find a balanced and healthy life in body, mind and spirit,  an essential foundation for helping others.

Professional Background

Graduated from UC Davis Professional Coaching for Life and Work and I am an IFC certified Life Coach with a focus on Emotional Intelligence. I am currently working towards my Masters Coaching Certificate through the International Coaching Federation. I have trained in Somatic-Experiencing through extensive mentor-ship and Somatic Experiencing International. I have trained in the Internal Family Systems Model and am considered IFS Informed. I've trained in various Massage Therapy Modalities through MTI Davis, and Cranio-Sacral therapy through the Upledger Institute. Practiced Insight meditation via Dharma Zephyr and the Vipassana Research Institute. I am a certified Mindfulness Based Substance Abuse Treatment Facilitator via the Central For Adolescent Studies.