- 7399 Middlebelt Rd, Suite 4, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48322
- (734) 386-0376
- Telehealth in MI, UT, VA, and AR
- (LGBTQ+ Safe)
I’ve loved listening to people process their inner worlds since I was a child. I vividly remember my sister talking through her day with me when I was twelve. That early ritual trained me in the art of deep listening.
Later, a traumatic experience changed the course of my life and led me to therapy. While I found a therapist who helped me feel safe and understood, it wasn’t enough—I still felt unsafe in my body, plagued by fear, disconnection, and a deep longing to make sense of betrayal and religious trauma.
When I couldn’t find the kind of specialized care I needed, I spent years doing the work myself—healing, learning, and slowly coming home to my nervous system and my Self. That journey became the foundation of my practice. Today, I work with people who feel disconnected, anxious, afraid of others’ opinions, unsure of their boundaries, or burdened by chronic pain and confusion. If that’s you, I want you to know you’re not alone. I’ve been there too.
I believe you are the expert on your own experience. My role is to walk alongside you, not ahead of you. I’ll guide with curiosity and care, but I’ll never force a direction that doesn’t feel right to you. Real healing happens when we honor your inner wisdom.
We can’t bypass our pain, but we also don’t have to drown in it. I help clients approach what hurts with compassion and readiness—not pressure. Often, it’s not the pain itself, but our fear of it, that keeps us stuck. When we move through it gently and intentionally, it loses its grip.
Healing isn’t a destination—it’s a lifelong process of growth, reconnection, and unfolding. It ebbs and flows as we evolve, often circling back to deepen what we thought was already complete. That’s not failure—it’s wisdom. The more we embrace healing as an ongoing rhythm, the more freedom and compassion we find along the way.
My education gave me the tools to be a skilled clinician. But it was my own trauma that gave me the insight and depth I bring to this work. I know what it feels like to live in a body that doesn’t feel safe—to question everything, including yourself. I spent over a decade learning how to heal, reclaim my voice, and become the kind of guide I once needed.
In the midst of that long journey, I had a quiet moment of clarity: what I was going through wasn’t just about survival—it was about becoming someone who could walk with others through the dark. That experience grounds my work in both knowledge and deep compassion.
I’ve come to believe that being lost isn’t a problem—it’s part of the path. Like La Loba, the mythical bone-gatherer who wanders the desert collecting what’s been buried and brings it back to life, I help others gather what they’ve lost along the way. That process is sacred, slow, and often surprising—but it’s how we come home to ourselves.
There are parts of you that haven’t died; they’ve just been waiting. And sometimes, when it all falls apart, that’s when the wild, wise parts of you rise again.
While I continue to work deeply with individual clients, my practice has also expanded into consulting and facilitation for organizations ready to lead with care. I specialize in helping HR professionals, healthcare leaders, and executives bring trauma-informed practices into the heart of their teams and systems.
Through workshops, retreats, and embodied leadership consulting, I guide mission-driven professionals in navigating complexity, building trust, and creating cultures of sustainability. Whether I’m working with a single client or an entire team, my goal is the same: to create spaces where nervous systems can settle, wisdom can emerge, and people can thrive.
Bachelor’s in Intercultural Studies
Master’s in Social Work, Grand Valley State University
Master’s in Public Administration (Nonprofit Leadership & Management), Grand Valley State University
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Michigan (LMSW, License #6801109152)
Utah (LCSW, License #14259587-3501)
Arkansas (LCSW, License #26921-C)
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2(CCTP-II)
Certified Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Professional
Religious Trauma Studies Certification
Somatic Therapies
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Narrative Exposure Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Internal Family Systems Therapy
Outside of work, I’m a singer, songwriter, and nature lover. Music and writing have always been healing outlets—ways to express what doesn’t always have language. I invest deeply in the kind of life I help others build: one rooted in movement, nature, creativity, and connection. Whether I’m walking in the woods with my husband and our rescue pup Tala, managing chronic pain and supporting emotional wellbeing at the gym, writing songs, reading by the pool, or watching mystery shows curled up at home, I try to live in ways that nourish my nervous system and honor what matters most.
