My Story

As a teenager, I struggled with addiction. I was admitted to several inpatient treatment centers with no lasting results. It wasn't until I spent a summer in a wilderness therapy program that real positive shifts began to take place. I owe my healing to the Utah desert and a therapist who knew how to meet me and explore my inner world with a creative, depthful approach rooted in connection to the natural world and ritual. Since then, I have been passionate about learning the nature of healing and how to assist others in their own processes of growth.

​Throughout my 20's, I struggled with debilitating chronic illness. My health issues led me to study herbalism. Throughout my studies, I reconnected with the great depth of support that the natural world provides to both the body and the psyche, directing me to a deeper understanding of what it means to heal. I learned that a major root cause of my chronic illness was unresolved trauma that was causing dysregulation in my nervous system and fueling my health conditions. I began treating my trauma and illness through a combination of Somatic Experiencing and an integrative medical approach. I found great healing along with a way of living that allows me to be in a close relationship with my body’s needs, supporting its ability to self-heal.
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My own difficulties have opened the doors to my path as a practitioner. I am most passionate about helping people to learn from their pain and to allow the fire of their struggles to transform them into who they are meant to become. My work is rooted in the belief that all the answers we seek in life are within our inner world and can be accessed through presence, curiosity, and the recovery of our relationship with our instincts, bodies, and the natural world.