I'm
glad you're here.

Here's a bit about me:

Who I am

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​I'm a multiracial/multicultural somatic therapist and educator living and working on Anishinaabe land (colonially referred to as Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, MI, USA).

My expertise and passion lands at the intersection of trauma, relationships, and belonging, because in many ways these have been the themes of my life. In addition to being mixed, I'm also Queer, pansexual, cisgender, neurodivergent, and I live with chronic pain. 

I bring over 15 years of experience in health and wellness work, spanning sex ed, sexual violence prevention, yoga and meditation, health coaching, and career counseling and have been practicing as a trauma therapist since 2017.

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We all possess an innate capacity for fulfilling connection. My training and years of work with people just like you has proven this true when we have the right support, skills, and feel safe enough to explore and own what we long for and need. 

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Who I work with

I specialize in somatic (body-based) modalities for trauma, in particular the trauma that comes from experiences in interpersonal relationships and with systems of power, like racism, homophobia and transphobia, and more.

The people I work with struggle with things like confidence, insecurities and shame, feeling triggered, avoidance and procrastination, rejection sensitivity, making or maintaining healthy and satisfying relationships, setting boundaries, expressing needs, social anxiety, and more.

I especially enjoy working with mixed adults, and I also collaborate with individuals of other identities for whom trauma and belonging are concerns, including BIPOC, Queer folx, first-generation immigrants, disabled folks, and more. Many of my clients are therapists, entreprenuers, and creatives, I welcome those who are neurodivergent, ENM/polyam, and kinky. And if you don’t see yourself on this list you still may very well be in the right place!

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What I do​​

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Somatic therapy is experiential. During sessions we talk, but we also practice: we practice attuning to what your body is experiencing as you talk or think about different things, we practice grounding yourself and responding to your body's needs, and we also practice being in relationship so that you can work through your relational wounds.

We practice using mindfulness, movement, and touch in addition to talking. In fact, one thing that's great about somatic therapy is that you actually don't have to talk, which can be a relief if talking is hard or you've been in talk therapy for a long time.

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This method is so effective because it goes deeper than the surface of your thoughts. It taps into the story your body carries around what you've experienced or what needs have gone unmet. It allows for your body to really metabolize those stories and integrate what you're learning in our work so that it becomes second nature. It helps you become a compassionate and courageous witness to your experience so that you can feel more centered, clear, and connected to others.