My life’s purpose is a commitment to relationships and growth, in myself and others. My belief is that it important to feel safe and comfortable with your therapist. I value authenticity and transparency in our work together. Staying true to Gestalt Theory I believe its important that you are the expert in your experience and my role is to facilitate your journey in finding the answers to your life challenges so you can get to feeling whole, at peace and content with yourself and in your relationships. In my work with clients they report they value my compassionate, authentic felt presence. Clients feel I can be with them in their experience and have a large capacity for the very difficult feelings of suffering that bring so many of us to therapy. I am committed to my own psycho-education, therapeutic-growth and self care so that I can guide you and be present with you in your growth, education and self care. My self care tools include, daily meditation, and walks in nature, and various sports such a surfing, horseback riding, and yoga I also make time for social relationships. I believe It is valuable that a therapist have strong self care tools so that they have a capacity to be truly present for their clients. If I were looking for a therapist I want to know that they have self care in place. My credentials are; a Licensed MFT, Certified Gestalt Therapist, A certified Yoga instructor, I teach meditation and mindfulness and in May 2023 I will have completed a 250 hour Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy certification, which includes extensive trauma training, neurology, psychopharmacology, somatic therapy and Internal Family Systems by the following instructors; Bessel Van der Kolk, Gabor Matte, and Richard Schwartz to name a few. +