A Creative & Collaborative Approach to Mind-Body Recovery

Helping others has always been my passion. Before I became extremely ill, I received my bachelor's degree in psychology. I went on to graduate school to become a therapist the year I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. By the end of my first year, I knew my body was demanding that I prioritize my well-being over others. That was the first time in my life I chose based on my body's needs, not my thinking brain's assessment. I left my program and committed myself to pursuing my health.

Since 2016, I've been letting my body become my guide to recovery rather than my mind. By slowly returning to my body and experiencing more felt safety, I began to notice that my nervous system played a significant role in how I became ill and what I needed to reclaim my wellness. I then discovered Polyvagal Theory and somatics, immersed myself in the science, and it confirmed everything for me. I then became PVT-informed in integrating these principles and a bottom-up (somatic) approach into my coaching practice.

Today, in my six years of working with hundreds of people experiencing autoimmunity and chronic illness, I believe my coaching process, which has evolved from personal experience, knowledge, insights, and wisdom, has provided my clients with more agency than anything else they've done in their recovery process and has helped them resolve chronic symptoms that they were told were lifelong.

Working with the nervous system requires curiosity, connection, and consistency. Therefore, our sessions will take a curious, creative, and collaborative approach to recovery of your nervous system, mind, and body.

• Education: For the first three months, in each session I will provide education about your nervous system, based on the principles of the PVT and why we will apply them through a body-based approach.
• Somatic Exploration: Each session will also include guided somatic (body-based) practices to begin slowly restoring your interoception, awareness of what's happening in your body, without becoming overwhelmed. As your nervous system gradually becomes more stable and we can work with small amounts of activation, your tolerance for sensations and symptoms can increase. Together, we can explore a variety of resources that gently support processing and completion of survival responses.
• Integration: Between sessions, you will have opportunities to experiment with what you've learned, become more attuned to your nervous system's signs of activation, and apply resources that meet your body's needs with more agency.
• Embodiment: When you return for your next session, we will reflect with non-judgmental curiosity on any challenges or changes, using these experiences to guide our work together. With greater felt safety and recovery from stress responses both in and out of your sessions, you can widen your capacity for self-regulation.

Recovery requires a relationship with your nervous system, mind, and body, not focusing on a destination. It's not about fixing, fighting, or forcing anything. It's about attunement, agency, and an alliance.

This is also a customized process that unfolds as we learn about your nervous system and your body's needs. Although the structure is similar for all clients during these first three months, there are many nuances. Everyone comes in with different capacity, external support, health, knowledge, beliefs, coping strategies, and stressors. No two people experience dysregulation the same way, and no two people recover in the same way.

Your body tells a story of everything you've survived. Are you ready to discover what it needs to thrive?

Schedule a discovery call with me today!

This call is about connecting before committing. Because co-regulation is an important part of this process, I want to make sure you feel enough connection with me and alignment with my approach before we begin our work together.

I don't expect to be the right fit for everyone, and that's okay. For some clients, feeling safe with someone new may take time and experience to develop. That is an entirely appropriate response when getting to know someone new, and my ongoing priority is to provide a therapeutic container where safety, trust, and connection remain consistent throughout your commitment to your nervous system and mind-body recovery.

$242 USD per session

Affordable payment options available for those who are eligible in the U.S. (Affirm, Afterpay, and Klarna)

Please be prepared to schedule your six sessions or proceed with payment if you'd like to move forward with my coaching. Of course, there is absolutely no pressure to commit. However, to make this process more efficient and productive, we may discuss potential days and times that work for both of us so you can get a sense of what the next three months will look like, even if you need some time to think about it. It makes things a lot smoother when it feels like a yes!

• Anybody who is experiencing a wide range of chronic symptoms and illnesses.
• Anybody who wants to improve their interoception & self-regulation to support their body’s recovery.
• Anybody who needs co-regulation to optimize their recovery process.
• Anybody interested in a somatic (bottom-up) approach to resolving trauma & chronic stress.
• Anybody who wants to explore & learn the language of their nervous system & body.
• Anybody who wants to regain agency to reclaim their wellness.

Yes! As long you speak English, and there is availability between our time zone differences, we are good to go!