Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Approved EMDRIA consultant
I am a trauma therapist specializing in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). I have been doing trauma work for over a decade.
The human condition is a never-ending, complicated puzzle. I became a therapist because I deeply enjoy helping people understand themselves better, and helping them reach a place of stability and satisfaction.
Treatment Approach
I focus on early attachment relationships and how those relationship dynamics continue to play out later in life. Some questions to consider when thinking about attachment relationships are:
- Are there patterns you developed with your parents or caregivers that were helpful and adaptive when you were a kid but no longer serve you as an adult?
- Do you find yourself wanting to be closer to people but unable to climb that hurdle?
- What did it mean to have big feelings or emotions when you were growing up?
I also focus on sussing out unhelpful thought patterns that often come as a result of adverse events or trauma, and working to change them to become more helpful. I weave attachment themes and pieces of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into EMDR work.
I spend a lot of time with clients working on not only processing trauma, but also helping people to better understand their boundaries. Boundaries can be especially difficult to navigate after adverse experiences. Some things to consider:
- What is okay for you, and what’s not okay?
- Where is the line, and is this truly something for you to own? Or does this belong to someone else?
I know how difficult it can be to reach out, so I have a policy of responding to all inquiries within one business day.
Self-scheduling is available: https://www.therapyportal.com/p/forward80020/
Education & Credentials:
I graduated from the University of Denver in 2013 with a masters in social work (MSW) and a certificate in interpersonal trauma studies. I became interested in EMDR after observing a live EMDR session in a trauma studies class at DU. I knew then that that was something I wanted to do.
I completed my basic training in EMDR in 2018 and I am now an approved consultant with the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA). I use this model in my daily practice, and I have received advanced training related to depression, anxiety, phobias, attachment, and perinatal trauma (among others) within the EMDR framework.
- License #: CSW.09924726
- License State: CO
- Practicing Since: 2013
