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Healing Through a Trauma-Informed, Neurodivergent-Affirming Lens
Many of us (myself included!) grow up believing that once we “figure life out,” we’ll finally reach a steady state of happiness, like it’s a destination. But life doesn’t work that way. There are always ups and downs, stressors and joyful moments, often happening at the very same time.
In therapy, one of our goals is to move through the hard seasons with as much ease, nervous system stability, and self-compassion as possible. I take a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming approach, meaning we honor both the resilience you’ve built and the ways your nervous system has learned to protect you. Together, we’ll explore the meaning behind the bumps in the road, how to grow through them, and how to feel more equipped when challenges return (as they always do).
Just as importantly, we’ll practice allowing yourself to fully feel the good: the warmth of sunshine on your face, a quiet moment with your kids, a belly laugh, or a small win. For people with anxiety, trauma histories, or neurodivergent nervous systems, letting joy and calm in can be surprisingly hard, even triggering.
Often, therapy isn’t about learning how to live with pain, anxiety, or trauma; you’ve already been doing that. You’ve survived. The deeper work is about learning to feel safe enough in your body and nervous system to lean into joy, presence, and calm without waiting for the other shoe to drop.
From Insight to Nervous System Healing
In our work together, we’ll look at the patterns that shaped your nervous system’s responses to both stress and safety. We’ll build tools to help you regulate and ride out anxiety when it arises, while also creating space for you to feel more grounded, open, and connected in the moments that are good.
I work with people at all different stages of their journey toward self-understanding and alignment:
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If you’re newer to this kind of work and just sense that life doesn’t quite “fit,” we’ll start by uncovering patterns that no longer serve you, identifying relationships or routines that leave you drained, and exploring what actually lights you up. From there, we’ll map out small, practical steps toward the life you envision.
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If you’ve been reflecting, journaling, or in therapy for years and have all the insight but still feel stuck, our work will begin in the body. We’ll focus on where your nervous system may be getting stuck in overdrive and how that impacts your ability to act, change, or feel the way you want to.
Together, we’ll identify the moments that activate your stress response and learn how to ride the wave instead of getting pulled under. Because healing isn’t just about insight; it’s about nervous system healing, self-acceptance, and learning to reclaim access to the calm, grounded version of yourself that’s already in there.
