Somatic psychotherapy is a relational modality that is informed by the body's innate intelligence and plasticity (capacity to grow and change). Engaging in somatic therapy means doing the hard work of getting to know yourself, or in the case of couples and relationship work, getting to know your relationship. My job is to support, nurture, and guide this process.

As a somatic psychotherapist, I am deeply relational, affirming, somewhat directive, and have a sense of humor. My approach to therapy begins with growing a relational foundation of trust, meeting you wherever you are, and as I get to know you, incorporating a body-based somatic-emotional exercise tailored to your experience. Over time, this exercise can support you from engaging in unconscious behaviors and patterns, to consciously exploring different possibilities that you are happier with. The simple yet effective exercise, also called voluntary-muscular-effort (VME), can be practiced outside of therapy.

My approach to somatic psychotherapy is primarily rooted in Formative Psychology (Stanley Keleman) and Socratic Questioning, and with couples and dyadic relationships in particular, I also utilize strong elements of Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (Dr. Stan Tatkin), Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (Dr. Sue Johnson), and Non-Violent Communication (NVC). All of these approaches are somatic (body-based), experiential (learning-by-doing), and relational (human-to-human relating) approaches that center healthy relating to oneself and secure-functioning behaviors in relationships.