About Me
Throughout my life, I have felt a profound sense of distance; as if there was an invisible barrier between me and the rest of existence. I even felt at times like I wasn’t really in my body. I felt as if my actual soul retreated and was removed from my physical body. I tried every way possible to deal with this distance, including trying to embrace it by dubbing myself a ¨loner¨ who must just not need people or connections. This led to a lot of misery, where at times I would just weep myself to sleep because I somehow felt lost, unanchored and displaced. Eventually, I was so miserable, I realized that either I was going to accept this sub-life, or I needed to face my misery and understand its essence.
I decided to face it, and this was the beginning of my conscious healing journey.
In my understanding, I made a choice: I could pursue an evolving sense of understanding myself and my experience of the world, or I could be asleep- subject to an existence where I was just a zombie. Since I made the choice to be awake, I literally exist in a new world.
Essentially, I pursued the healing profession out of the need to understand how to heal myself. My healing unfolded in an organic way, as I tried to utilize every experience as an opportunity to reflect and grow. My capacities to perceive the energetic realm have manifested through my tireless efforts to shed all within me that is not mine and to heal the wounds that keep me separate from the natural flow of energy that connects us all.
Throughout my life, I have felt a profound sense of distance; as if there was an invisible barrier between me and the rest of existence. I even felt at times like I wasn’t really in my body. I felt as if my actual soul retreated and was removed from my physical body. I tried every way possible to deal with this distance, including trying to embrace it by dubbing myself a ¨loner¨ who must just not need people or connections. This led to a lot of misery, where at times I would just weep myself to sleep because I somehow felt lost, unanchored and displaced. Eventually, I was so miserable, I realized that either I was going to accept this sub-life, or I needed to face my misery and understand its essence.
I decided to face it, and this was the beginning of my conscious healing journey.
In my understanding, I made a choice: I could pursue an evolving sense of understanding myself and my experience of the world, or I could be asleep- subject to an existence where I was just a zombie. Since I made the choice to be awake, I literally exist in a new world.
Essentially, I pursued the healing profession out of the need to understand how to heal myself. My healing unfolded in an organic way, as I tried to utilize every experience as an opportunity to reflect and grow. My capacities to perceive the energetic realm have manifested through my tireless efforts to shed all within me that is not mine and to heal the wounds that keep me separate from the natural flow of energy that connects us all.
Healing Foundations
Because I have healed and shed many of my wounds, I have the capacity to both witness and hold the extremes that exist in a human being. I can hold the space for the depths of experience, and I am not scared of the capacity of a human to feel deeply. I love being with people in all of who they are and in all of who they can become.
I have been fortunate and humbled to be able to witness, hold and guide healing for many people since I started working as a healer over a decade ago. I have told you a bit about my personal journey, so now here is some more formal background information about my experience thus far:
I have been fortunate and humbled to be able to witness, hold and guide healing for many people since I started working as a healer over a decade ago. I have told you a bit about my personal journey, so now here is some more formal background information about my experience thus far:
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My Work
I am deeply connected to Andean wisdom traditions, and I am in constant exploration of other ancient spiritual wisdom practices. I am also a psychotherapist with over a decade of experience supporting people on their healing journey. With this experience, I have come to understand that unhealed wounds of abandonment, abuse, betrayal, loss and neglect lead to feelings of shame and fear, which keep you from having the relationships, resources and overall life experience that you want. I have expertise in identifying these core sources of pain, healing those wounds, understanding how they currently impact your life, and of course, changing those life patterns so that you can experience something new! In particular, I have expertise in the realms of helping people heal from
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Formal Education For my undergraduate education, I attended the University of Maryland and graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Dance and Psychology. From there, I went on to pursue my graduate studies in Chicago at Columbia College where I received a dual Masters of Arts degree in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling. Additionally, I have completed Level One training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Lastly, I have completed Level One training in Internal Family Systems, taught to me by Dick Schwartz, the founder of the model. |
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A Final Note...
I tried my best to give you a sense ¨about me¨ as a healer and a person. I am very proud of my education and professional experiences, but even more so, I am proud of being able to bring a sense of openness, willingness, wonderment, vulnerability and reflection to every experience I can. It has been my own healing that has gotten me to that place, and it is now a gift that I get to share. My hope is that you decide to experience the world in its infinity, and if you would like me to be part of that journey, I would love to be with you!
I tried my best to give you a sense ¨about me¨ as a healer and a person. I am very proud of my education and professional experiences, but even more so, I am proud of being able to bring a sense of openness, willingness, wonderment, vulnerability and reflection to every experience I can. It has been my own healing that has gotten me to that place, and it is now a gift that I get to share. My hope is that you decide to experience the world in its infinity, and if you would like me to be part of that journey, I would love to be with you!