Therapeutic Approach

My therapeutic approach is client-centered and multi-faceted. This means that you, the client, get to decide how we use our time in therapy together! I’m always happy to provide options or guide clients in directive activities that are supportive in engaging with your goals, but nothing is ever mandatory. 

My style is informed by many therapeutic modalities and frameworks including:

Check out these activities that can help you self-soothe and regulate your emotions at home:

EFT Tapping (demonstration & instructions)

Butterfly Hugs (bilateral stimulation)

Light Stream (visualization)

Safe Calm Place (visualization)

Glimmers (read about and practice noticing!)

Get creative! Sometimes creating something new can help get us out of our head, shake a bad mood, or provide a helpful distraction.

Online Sand Tray & Prompts:

  • Create a sand tray scene that represents how you’re feeling right now

  • Create a sand tray scene that makes you feel safe or happy

  • Create a sand tray scene that feels like an exciting adventure

Chrome Music Lab

More resources for learning & reflecting

Window of Tolerance

Polyvagal Ladder for Kids

Mapping Your Nervous System’s Response to Trauma

Personal Self-care Assessment

Two people placing space stickers on a poster of the solar system, to indicate play therapy.
Swirling abstract pattern in shades of purple, pink, black, and gold with a glittery, cosmic appearance.
Abstract digital line drawing of a face with minimalist features, overlaid on irregular green and yellow shapes. To indicate IFS therapy.
Mountains at sunset with an orange sky and darkened peaks.