My approach

Frameworks:

I rely heavily on somatic attachment (family systems & collective) modalities such as AEDP, trauma frameworks, cultural relational, and holding the therapeutic relationship at the crux of our work. At times I may also weave in art, movement, song, and sensory bins. 

The frameworks I pull from most frequently are: 

• AEDP(focusing on the present moment relationally) 

• Psychodynamic (being curious how the past has shaped the present) 

• Trauma informed (safety, collaboration, agency, choice)

• Anti-oppressive (looking at how systems impact humans on a political and personal level)

• Relational-cultural (having a person to hold the confusing stuff with you, and working towards healthier relationships through the therapist-client relationship)

• Attachment (how our experiences of our caregivers impact the ways we relate to others)

• Parts and trauma work (grappling with all the parts of you, while focusing on your nervous system)

• Harm reduction (meeting you where you are at in your journey)

• Art / movement / self expression (dancing, singing, grounding activities, painting, drawing, etc)

People who continue to guide my work:

Mia Birdsong, adrienne maree brown, James-Olivia Chu Hillman, A. Andrews, Andréa Ranae, Marika Heinrichs, Resmaa Menakem, Staci Haines, Peter Levine, Gretchen Schmelzer, Ahjamu Umi, Jane Clapp,
Dr. Joy Degruy, Bruce Perry, Judith Herman, Daniel Siegel, Tina Bryson, Andrea Celenza, Sue Johnson, Deb Dana,
Prentis Hemphill, Janina Fisher, Diana Fosha, Winnicott, Freud, Usha Tummala-Narra, John Bowlby, Nancy McWilliams, Judith Jordan