Psychotherapy involves quite a bit of talking & listening. Somatic psychotherapy adds approaches that refine how we “listen” to our body, allowing it to lead & set the pace.

Cognitive learning becomes a helpful addition instead of the only strategy for understanding your struggles. 

Somatic approaches help us “understand” ourselves beyond mental ideas. This is the process of embodiment.

Contemplative Psychotherapy & Buddhist Psychology hold a particular view of the mind…that it can be focused & that much suffering results when we don’t know how to interrupt rumination & fearful thoughts.

Contemplative practices & meditation build gray matter in the brain, increase neural connection, interoception & reduce emotional reactivity. Maintaining a meditation or mindfulness practice shapes your brain in a real way.

You do not need to identify as “neurodivergent” to work with me…but if you’re Autistic, AuDHD or an ADHDer or think you may be, you’ve come to the right place!

It can be limiting when you are neurodiverse & don’t have the opportunity to work with a therapist who specializes in neurodiverse approaches. It can become another situation of being misunderstood.

High Sensitivity is a trait one is born with & includes heightened sensory perception, higher levels of empathy & mental depth-processing. While these traits have immense positives, they can also create vulnerabilities to trauma & relational issues. Even if you’re not fully highly-sensitive, we can address over-empathy & other sensory challenges.

If you are highly-sensitive that makes you more vulnerable to sensory trauma & sensory fatigue. We can address any sensory dynamics you experience in a way that helps establish good “sensory hygiene” to end patterns of burnout & distress, creating supportive habits & helpful tools.