I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and somatic relationship therapist based in Austin, TX. I work online with individuals & couples across Texas who are recovering from painful, confusing, and often toxic relationship dynamics—and who want something steadier and more honest with themselves and the people they love.
Yes, I have a master’s in counseling and advanced training in interpersonal neurobiology, EMDR, and integrative health—but the heart of my work comes from over twenty years of doing my own healing.
My path has taken me through yoga and functional movement, energy and sound work, integrative nutrition and nervous system health, and deep relational trainings in honesty, boundaries, and repair. I’ve burned bridges and learned from them. I’ve grieved, faced my own addictions and health patterns, and I’m committed to the ongoing work of taking responsibility for my impact.
What I’m most passionate about now is listening—closely. To your words. To what shows up in my own body as we talk. To the subtle things that never quite get said out loud. I’m a human in process, not a finished product, and I treat this work as a living practice of love, reality, and accountability.
I tend to be a good fit for people who:
hold a lot for others—emotionally, logistically, or financially
look solid and capable on the outside, but feel anxious, resentful, or alone on the inside
keep ending up in the same push–pull patterns in relationships, even when they “know better”
swing between over-giving and shutting down, or between self-blame and quiet blame of everyone else
are trying to live more awake in systems (family, work, culture) that still reward numbing out and self-abandonment
You might have grown up with caregivers who were emotionally overwhelmed, distracted, or carrying their own trauma. Maybe no one really taught you how to have boundaries, stay connected to your body, or be honest without everything blowing up.
I’m not here to blame your parents or your past.
I’m here to help you see how those old roles still run your present—so you can choose something different now.
I didn’t get into this work because I thought “mental health” would be an interesting job.
I got here because, for a long time, I kept betraying myself in ways that looked very responsible from the outside.
I stayed in roles and relationships long after they were draining me. I tried to be the strong one, the accommodating one, the one who could out-work, out-think, or out-spiritualize my pain. I’ve also been the one who thought I knew best and bulldozed ahead, only to realize I’d left a trail of hurt feelings behind me.
Different roles, same core problem: I was living far from myself.
Over the years I’ve known:
depression and grief
seasons of carrying extra weight and feeling disconnected from my own body
addictive patterns that helped me cope until they started to harm
the shame and heartbreak of realizing my actions impacted people I care about
What changed things wasn’t perfection. It was learning to:
tell the truth about what was actually happening
stay in relationship with myself when I was afraid or ashamed
take real responsibility without collapsing into “I’m the worst”
let something bigger than my fear—God, spirit, a deeper sense of truth—shape my choices
That’s why I do this work now: to walk alongside people who are ready to stop abandoning themselves and build relationships that don’t require them to disappear.
On paper, my approach weaves together:
somatic and nervous-system-focused therapy
EMDR for trauma and stuck beliefs
interpersonal neurobiology and attachment lenses
developmental / codependency-informed work
integrative awareness of how stress, health, and environment affect you
In real life, it looks like this:
We bring your body into the room.
Not just what you think, but what your body does in real time—your breath, jaw, shoulders, eyes, gut. Those shifts are data, not defects.
We slow down your automatic reactions.
Instead of just retelling the fight, we notice what happens in you when you feel criticized, ignored, needed, or trapped.
We connect past roles to current patterns.
The fixer, the good kid, the caretaker, the one who went invisible, the one who had to stay in control—those roles made sense once. You get to decide if they still serve you.
We work directly with old experiences.
Using EMDR and somatic processing, we go to the moments and beliefs that still run the show, so they can move from “current operating system” to “part of my story.”
We practice new moves in session.
Boundaries, requests, repair, saying what’s true without burning it all down—these aren’t just ideas. We try them out together so your nervous system learns, “I can survive this. I can stay with myself here.”
This work isn’t about erasing your history.
It’s about helping your whole system learn that you have more options than fawning, freezing, exploding, or disappearing.
I believe there is something larger than us—what I usually call God. I don’t see God as a tool to keep people small, silent, or over-responsible. I do see systems that benefit from people staying numb, confused, and disconnected from their own truth—and that will happily twist language, power, and even “love” to control or override a person’s free will.
In therapy, that means:
your values and conscience matter
your questions and doubts are welcome
we can talk honestly about where spiritual or cultural messages have helped you
and where they’ve kept you stuck in shame, obligation, or unhealthy loyalty
You don’t have to share my language or beliefs.
We’ll work with what feels honest and sacred to you—without bypassing reality.
My life is made of the same stuff as yours: relationships, responsibilities, and the small rituals that keep me grounded enough to do this work well.
I love hosting small gatherings, appreciating the soul of really good art and film, and bucket-listing every spring-fed body of water I can find. I’m happiest improvising in the kitchen, restoring some magnificent thrifted relic, or stretched out in a hammock with a real book and my phone off. Some seasons I’m a night owl, other seasons I’m up with the sunrise—but either way, I’m trying to actually be here for my life, not just rush through it.
I feel most like myself in or near natural water, out in the sun, lifting something heavy, sweating through yoga, being (arguably) a little too competitive on a pickleball court, and spending time barefoot in the grass, goofing off with my pups, and loving my sweetheart of a fiancé. I love hunting for a unique vintage find, leaning into my own style in home décor, and checking in on the little backyard garden and “micro-orchard”—this year it was Meyer lemons and the triumphant return of the plum tree. I’m rooting for the day I can grow everything I need for homemade guacamole. I laugh until my ribs ache at sharp, true-to-life stand-up or a well-placed pun. I’ll happily say yes to dancing like no one is watching, and I’m slowly making more room to sing a little bit each day.
Those are the places I listen, recalibrate, and let my own system settle so I can show up with you in a way that’s present and real.
I’m not separate from the kind of work I offer. I’m practicing the same things I invite my clients into: living in a way that feels more honest, more embodied, and more aligned with what actually matters.
