All parts are Welcome
I offer reflection, whole-hearted listening, authenticity and a gentle approach to change making. As we develop trust and respect for your internal system, you can re-establish a relationship with your inner sense of knowing. From this place of knowing we can cultivate the self compassion and resilience necessary for lasting growth.
It is important to me to address each person in their entirety - including one’s physical, emotional, mental, cultural and spiritual self. I focus on what is showing up in the present while also acknowledging and honoring how past patterns impact you today.
I grew up mixed race, primarily in the Bay Area with Indian and Caucasian ancestry. In my work I bring an awareness of and sensitivity to power, prejudice and oppression and the many impacts that they have on an individual’s experience of themselves and the world around them. I am committed to celebrating diversity including ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender, faith, and ability. I have a special passion for working with mixed race folks, children of immigrants and those who have experienced marginalization.
I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment theory, somatics, mindfulness and a relational approach. I am a Level 1 trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist.
“Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy is a collaborative therapeutic approach that honors each person’s unique and intuitive healing path. It is a deeply compassionate, non-pathologizing model that welcomes all parts of a person and offers hope for lasting healing for even our most difficult experiences.”
- Richard Schwartz PhD., creator of Internal Family Systems
“Beneath the surface of the protective parts of trauma survivors there exists an undamaged essence, a Self that is confident, curious and calm. A Self that has been sheltered from destruction by the various protectors that have emerged in their efforts to ensure survival. Once those protectors trust that it is safe to separate, the Self will spontaneously emerge, and the parts can be enlisted in the healing process.
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