I offer counseling sessions using Hypnosis and Family Constellations as my primary modalities, however variety and curiosity are the spice of life ~ so I may include some movement therapy, art therapy, flower essences ~ or who knows what into the mix for you!
Since my youth, I’ve been learning about psychology and healing.
At age 16, I knew that I wanted to be a hypnotherapist when I heard it was the “most effective and efficient way to create change.”
I followed the path of traditional schooling in psychology and it gave me the practical and logical wisdom I needed to be a responsible, grounded, knowledgeable presence in a clinical therapeutic setting.
I pursued mystical healing pathways and scientific methods simultaneously. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Portland State University and become a mother, which was definitely one of the biggest learning journeys, and continues to be!
This opened many doors. Shortly after I received my first Tarot card reading, I opened a community healing space with in Portland, Oregon, with the Tarot reader. The space was called called Quacking Grass, which came from a flower essence that is supportive of community and collaboration — a theme that has been an important one in my life. The space would host monthly metaphysical gatherings. This was an opening for me to learn about and explore psychic abilities, mediumship, channeling, shamanic practices, Tarot cards, astrology, working with spirit guides, flower essences, essential oils, energy work including Reiki and the The Reconnection, as well as many others.
Here are some helpful tools I discovered while exploring communication and authentic expression in my mid-twenties: Solsara, Non-Violent Communication, Peer to Peer counseling, and dance — partner dance being particularly awkward and rewarding!
In 2016, after years of being a hypnotherapist and energy healer, I decided to attend graduate school, feeling drawn to having more longterm relationships with my clients. I felt a desire to expand my toolbox and to have more variety in the ways I work with clients. I attended Saybrook University and received a Masters in Psychology with a Counseling focus. After graduating, I attended the M.E.T.A. institute for a training in primary attachment psychotherapy which very “effectively and efficiently” heals attachment wounding.
A few years after graduation COVID happened! A strange time for us all. I took a year and a half off from counseling during this time and focused on art. I also moved to Santa Barbara, California, and Humacao, Puerto Rico. It was a time for exploring and adventuring amidst the confines of Covid. In Puerto Rico, I met a Family Constellations teacher.
What else do I enjoy doing other than counseling…?
I love to be out in nature, have fancy tea ceremonies, play with my dog, help my teenager pick out cool outfits, and I still love to dance!
Family Constellations is currently my favorite healing modality. Family Constellations is a culmination of all the things I have loved over the years in all of my studies. It contains elements of hypnosis, channeling, ancestral healing, energy work, group work, art, sand tray, depth psychology, process work and attachment healing — all of the most powerful things rolled into one. I have never found anything to bring such clarity and truth so quickly. It is a powerful way to get clear and manifest your heart desires.
