I’m so glad you’re here

I’m a therapist, the oldest of six children, a mother, a daughter, a sister, an advocate, a social worker, a recovering perfectionist, a former “good girl.” Those who know me best would describe me as warm, genuine, grounded, helpful and, at one time, “perfect.”

Several years ago, after a cascade of life events, I began to consider the possibility that these carefully constructed roles, and many parts of my identity, were perhaps not serving me as well as I thought they were. I had all the components of a “perfect” life—a great job, a spouse, two healthy children, a warm and comfortable place to live, financial and food security, a great support system—and yet, I felt unfulfilled. And then I felt guilty for feeling unfulfilled by this “perfect” life when every day my job was meeting people in the darkest shadows of the human experience. I felt confused and broken. So, I did what any “good” therapist does when confronted with inner turmoil, and what I had done many times prior in my adult life, and I sought support of my own.

A core value of mine is that we can only journey as deeply with someone else as we have journeyed within ourselves.

I entered the exploration of my inner world expecting to find a few minor things out of order, eager to quickly tidy up and return back to my “perfect” life content once again. But instead I discovered a labyrinth of inner frameworks and narratives that were not contenting me but caging me. Blockages, outdated stories, old wounds and conditioning, unhealthy patterns, crippling perfectionism, and deeply rooted fears of vulnerability and bigness—all keeping me trapped in an inauthentic expression of myself and a life I was not fulfilled in.

And so began my spiritual journey into wholeness—authentic, fully expressed aliveness. Into deconstructing my life so that it could be rebuilt into one that felt more True, in the most deepest sense.

My own journey into the deepest shadows of myself ignited a passion—a calling—to support others in their journey of curiosity and deep self-exploration. To challenge ourselves to go where we are the most uncomfortable and discover what might be hidden there inside us. This journey is difficult. It’s deeply uncomfortable. It’s healing. It’s transformational. And I believe it’s the most important spiritual journey we can embark upon.