Therapies of Depth, Insight, Relationship, & Culture
“ When you are in the middle of a story it isn’t a story at all, but only a confusion; a dark roaring, a blindness, a wreckage of shattered glass and splintered wood; like a house in a whirlwind, or else a boat crushed by the icebergs or swept over the rapids, and all aboard powerless to stop it. It’s only afterwards that it becomes anything like a story at all. When you are telling it, to yourself or to someone else.”
— Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace
DEPTH
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INSIGHT
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CONNECTION
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CULTURE
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DEPTH ◇ INSIGHT ◇ CONNECTION ◇ CULTURE ◇
A Wholistic Approach
"To understand the human experience, we must look at the 'Person' (biological, psychological, spiritual), the 'Environment' (physical, cultural, social, political), and 'Time' (life course and historical context)."
— Elizabeth Hutchison
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For an in-depth examination of the person across biopsychospiritual domains, I pull from interpersonal neurobiology, affective neuroscience, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and depth psychology.
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As a queer clinician of color, I also anchor my work in understanding the social, cultural and political environment that shapes our lived experiences. I am grounded in Anthropology, Critical Race Theory, and Intersectionality to provide multicultural and LGBTQ+ affirming therapy. Additionally, my Certification in Public Health (CPH) also demonstrates my commitment to examining and improving our relationship to broader ecologies in the physical, built, and natural world.
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Time is another key dimension of human behavior, and my extensive training in Gerontology (study of human aging) helps me connect with individuals across the life course, deeply examining history, events, trajectories, transitions, and turning points.
Depth Psychology
Depth Psychology might be right for you if:
You feel the "Numbness" of the Modern World: You are trying to check all the boxes of "success" or “achievement” but feel a persistent, hollow ache of emptiness, and meaninglessness. What is the point? You’re searching for the "point" beyond survival.
The Old Maps No Longer Work: You are in a life transition (at any age) where your old identity has collapsed, and it’s not clear where you are headed. There is a sense of feeling lost in the process of becoming or falling apart, unsure of what happens next.
You Seek Soul, Not Just Symptom Management: The meaning of psychotherapy is literally care of the soul, but modern waves of therapy have lost this art. You are tired of "behavioral tweaks" and want to engage with your dreams, spirituality, inner world, your archetypal "gods and goddesses", and the recurring patterns that suggest your life has a deeper, hidden purpose.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy might be right for you if:
You are ready to break recurring life patterns: You notice self-defeating themes in your self-concept or interpersonal experiences—such as repeatedly choosing emotionally unavailable partners—and you want to understand the "unseen" forces that keep these patterns alive.
You seek emotional, not just intellectual, insight: You are a self-aware person who can explain the reasons for your difficulties, yet you find that this intellectual understanding does not help you change how you actually feel.
You want to free yourself from the bonds of the past: You recognize that early experiences of attachment tend to "live on" in the present, and you seek to explore these developmental roots to live more fully and freely in the here-and-now.
You seek a deep, un-manualized space: You value a therapy that encourages you to speak freely about your fantasies, desires, fears, and dreams rather than following a predetermined agenda or "brand name" checklist.
Multicultural Therapy
Multicultural therapy might be right for you if:
You are tired of "neutral" therapy: You want a clinician who acknowledges the world you actually live in—including the weight of systemic stress and the complexity of navigating multiple cultural, sexual, and gender identities.
You feel the "Double Consciousness" of modern life: You often feel like you have to perform or hide parts of yourself to be accepted, and you’re looking for a space where you can finally lead with your whole, authentic self.
You want to unlearn "internalized" voices: You recognize that the critical voices of an exclusionary society have taken root in your mind, and you want to reclaim your own narrative from the stories others have told about you.
You seek a true partnership: You are looking for a mutual, power-sensitive relationship where you are the expert on your own life, and the therapist is a collaborator in your liberation.
Interpersonal Neurobiology & Affective Neuroscience
Interpersonal Neurobiology might be right for you if:
You feel "hijacked" by your nervous system: You experience intense emotional storms, chronic anxiety, or find yourself shutting down (dissociating) in ways that feel beyond your conscious control.
You recognize that "knowing" isn't "changing": You are a self-aware person who understands why you struggle, but your body still reacts as if it's in danger. You seek a "Right-Brain" approach to rewire the deeper emotional layers where attachment patterns are stored.
You struggle with an "Insecure Attachment" blueprint: You find it difficult to trust, to be vulnerable, or to feel safe in intimacy, and you want to use the therapeutic relationship as a laboratory for Earned Secure Attachment.
You seek a science-backed path to Wholeness & Integration: You want a clinician who understands Neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to change through new, attuned experiences (neural pathways)—and you're ready to move from survival-based patterns toward a more integrated and flexible life.
Working together is easy
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Schedule a free 15-minute initial consultation to ask questions and see if we might fit together
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Experience a few sessions to see if we vibe and connect more deeply
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Stay in therapy as long as the cosmos has our paths bound together :)