There is a reason you feel this way,
and change is possible.

You might be feeling…

overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself and the people around you.

Perhaps you are longing for something different and unsure why things feel the way they do, or where to begin.

There’s a reason for what you’re experiencing

The ways you think, feel, and respond developed for a reason. They made sense then, but may not be serving you as well now.

Many people come to therapy after years of trying to think their way through emotional pain. Sometimes understanding a pattern is not enough to change it. I offer neuroscience-informed and depth-oriented trauma counseling for people who are looking for deeper emotional change and a different way of relating to themselves and their life.

My Approach

• Learn to slow down and listen to yourself in new ways
• Discover the wisdom already inside of you
• Understand how the brain works and how change can happen
• Notice patterns and relationships with more clarity
• Work through trauma with tools like EMDR and DBR
• Grow greater self compassion and self-trust

What begins to change

Over time, you may begin to notice a greater sense of steadiness. You may notice compassion feeling easier and feeling less reactive to others.

You may even find yourself moving through life with more flexibility and freedom as you make choices that feel more aligned with who you are and what you want.

Getting started

Taking the first step can feel hard. If you’re considering therapy and not yet ready to schedule, we can start with a brief consultation to see if this feels like a good fit.

→ Schedule a free 15-minute consultation

“Sometimes I wake up and have to remind myself: There is nothing wrong with me. I have patterns to unlearn, new behaviors to embody and wounds to heal. But there is nothing wrong with the core of me and who I am. I am unlearning generations of harm and remembering love. It takes time.”
– Yolo Akili Robinson

I have been counseling for over 18 years and it is still my passion to be with people on this heartbreaking and messy journey of life. Continuing education, professional consultation and my own therapy are some of the ways I take care of myself so I can try to be the very best I can be for you.

Training Highlights

• EMDR Certifcation
• Self Trust and Integrated Resilience Certification
• Deep Brain Reorienting, Level 1
• Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems
• Memory Reconsolidation, Translating Neuroscience into Art
• Interpersonal Neurobiology Intensive with Bonnie Badenoch
• Coherence Therapy Training with Bruce Ecker, Level 1
• Attachment-Focused EMDR Training with Laurel Parnell

Ongoing Consultation

One of the most important parts of my work is continuing to learn and refine how I practice. I commit to this through training, but also through regular participation in deliberate practice and consultation groups.

• Deliberate practice groups support focused practice of specific skills in the same way a musician practices scales.
• Consultation groups focus on deeper clinical work and specialized modalities. I am currently in groups for EMDR, DBR, and the STAIR Method.

Experience

My work began in the field of domestic violence, as an individual and group counselor in a women’s shelter. From there, I spent many years in a community clinic setting, working with a wide range of ages, backgrounds and experiences. Much of that time included supporting victims of crime through a federal grant.

In 2010, I opened my private practice in Austin. Since then, my work has become more specialized in working with trauma, including becoming certified in EMDR in 2016.

I have continued to train in neuroscience and experiential therapies and became certified in the STAIR Method to help integrate my various trainings in a way that is coherent, flexible, and intentional.