Here, every part of you is welcome.
I work with adults healing from complex trauma, PTSD, and painful relationships.
You might be here because something isn’t sitting right. Maybe you’ve been holding a lot on your own, or maybe you’re starting to connect the dots about how your past is still affecting you.
Therapy with me isn’t about rushing to fix things. It’s about slowing down, understanding what you’ve been through, and making space for all parts of you: the ones that hold sadness, anxiety, guilt, and shame, but also the ones that experience joy, laughter, play, and creativity (even if those feel far away right now). We’ll move at your pace, with a lot of care and curiosity along the way.
Hi! I’m Michelle (she/her)
If you’ve been through painful experiences (whether in childhood, relationships, or elsewhere), it can be hard to imagine that things could actually feel different. You might be used to handling things on your own, even when it’s a lot.
In therapy with me, you don’t have to keep it all together. We’ll create space for your whole story — the parts that feel good and the parts that feel messy — and begin to make sense of what you’ve been through, so you can feel more steady, safe, and like you again.
Approaches
EMDR
Sometimes certain memories or beliefs about ourself can feel stuck. EMDR is a type of therapy that helps your brain process those experiences so they don’t feel as heavy and present. We’ll only use it when it feels like the right fit, and always at a pace feels right for you.
Parts Work
Humans are complex! We all have different parts of ourselves — parts trying to protect us, parts that help us get through the day, and parts that feel things deeply. We’ll get to know these parts together and at your pace so you can start to meet yourself in a more compassionate way.
Relational
Healing happens in relationship. I show up as a real person in the therapy room: human, genuine, and yes, sometimes a little awkward. My hope is to create the kind of space where you can experience what it feels like to be truly met and feel safe to show up as your full, authentic self too.
“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.”
— Peter A. Levine
