My journey.
When asked as a kid what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was often, “Happy.”
I didn’t have any one particular aspiration other than happiness, besides having a family.
It’s not that I identified with being an unhappy kid at all, I’ve just always felt like my existence would continuously get better the more I experience it and grow into who I’m meant to be. And that line of thinking hasn’t changed for me at all.
Never once have I wished I could go back and make different choices, because I’ve needed all the lessons I’ve learned along the way. I see the beauty in my mistakes, challenges, and growth.
I’ve always had a positive attitude, an adventurous spirit, and a heart full of love, with some silliness and a dash of sass when appropriate.
And I’ve always had a spiritual connection.
I didn’t always know the best ways to engage all of these parts of myself, so I very often danced to the beat of my own drummer, trying different things until I found what felt right for me.
I’m still doing that, growing and learning, and investing in myself, all the time. The biggest difference is that for DECADES I was fighting against darkness and trauma that I carried with me, praying that a map would somehow magically appear and lead me to the place where I didn’t feel like there was something wrong with me…where I didn’t feel like I needed to fix something about myself…where I felt a true sense of belonging.
What I didn’t know was that what I was looking for is within me. I’m beyond grateful to be able to say that I’ve found it, and I’d love to be able to help you find it too. ❤
My core values.
Connection - I truly connect with you. You will feel seen, heard, validated and embraced exactly as you are.
Authenticity - I model how it's safe to be your authentic self with me by being my authentic self with you. And I will hold space for you to practice that with me, which will enable you to then learn how to practice it in the other areas of your life.
Integrity - I help you learn to find your truth, I de-shamify your truth, and I normalize your truth. I encourage you to speak your truth, own your truth, love your truth, and feel safe & worthy in your truth.
What else do I bring to the table?
I have a BA and MA in psychology.
I volunteered for Suicide Prevention for 3 years, San Francisco Sex Information for 5 years, and I was a youth mentor for 1 year.
I completed the core training in The Somatica® Method for coaching.
I’m a Reiki 2 practitioner.
I completed a year long emotional leadership program where I not only learned how to address my own trauma, but how to support others in theirs, as well as when to refer out if it’s out of my scope.
I’ve completed 3 levels of spiritual healing training and am an advanced healing practitioner.
I’ve been to therapy, and I’ve also worked with an amazing set of coaches/mentors/teachers in different disciplines.
My personal experience, volunteer experience, education, and training combined provide me with a unique perspective and holistic approach to help you deal with the challenges you face as a human in this world and who is ready to prioritize your healing.
I’m passionate about helping people to find the approaches that work best for them, the tools to support that, and empowering them to use those tools.
I’m comfortable working with those of all different backgrounds, belief systems, relationship & family structures, and sexual/gender identities. If you have something new for me, I’d be honored to learn about it. And if it doesn’t feel like a good fit, I’ll be honest.