How we heal
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a transformative approach to healing that honors your inner world with curiosity and care. While often used as an evidence-based psychotherapy, IFS is more than a method—it’s an empowering way of seeing all parts of ourselves with more compassion and clarity.
What do I mean by parts?
I believe we are all beings of multiplicity. Within each of us lives a whole system of parts—different voices, feelings, and aspects of our personality that have developed over time. This isn’t a new idea; even ancient philosophers like Plato and Aristotle spoke of the soul as having multiple facets. Many spiritual traditions also recognize the mind’s layered and multifaceted nature.
Some of our parts are protectors—working hard to keep us safe, often shaped by past experiences of fear, shame, or vulnerability.
Others are tender parts that may have been deeply hurt and isolated from the rest of our system, maybe even shamed into the furthest corners of our unconscious, being long forgotten, and taking with them vital qualities we also lose touch with, like playfulness, creativity, softness, and joy.
At the center of it all is your Self—a calm, compassionate, wise presence that is never broken or lost, no matter what you’ve been through. Your Self holds the innate capacity to heal, to listen, and to lead your inner system with kindness and strength.
In our IFS sessions, we’ll gently explore your internal landscape together. With care and attunement, we’ll help your parts feel seen and supported, and deepen your connection to Self. From this place, true healing and harmony becomes possible—both within your own inner world and in your relationships with others.
Together, we’ll grow your ability to meet life with more confidence, compassion, and connection—anchored in your Self, and guided from within.
Learn more here: IFS Institute
Conscious Connected Breathwork
Our breath is ever-changing, responding to the rhythm of our inner and outer environment. Whether we’re feeling stage fright, running a marathon, or winding down with a book and tea, our breath naturally adapts. In a resilient, dynamic body, this flexibility reflects an ability to respond appropriately to life’s many contexts—an essential quality for wellness. When we breathe freely rather than staying stuck in reactive patterns, we cultivate a foundation for health and vitality.
However, the nervous system and brain are wired for efficiency. To conserve energy, they often settle into habits and patterns. Over time, we develop familiar breathing patterns that reflect our past experiences. Yet, these patterns directly influence the state of our nervous system, affecting our levels of activation, calm, and resilience. If we breathe in a particular way most of the time, our body adapts, and we live in a corresponding state of mind and body.
Facilitated Breath Repatterning (FBR) is a pioneering approach to Conscious Connected Breathwork that builds resilience by reestablishing the body’s capacity to breathe naturally and fully. This practice invites clients to release mental control over their breath, focusing instead on areas in the body where breath flows easily and areas where it may feel restricted. Using bodywork techniques, gentle movement, and verbal guidance, we work together to restore a sense of balance and freedom in breath.
In an FBR session, you’ll be guided to a place of mindful awareness, where breathing unfolds naturally and effortlessly. Through this gentle exploration, the body can express different breath patterns, often associated with specific emotions and past experiences. This process allows new insights and realizations to emerge, which can lead to profound shifts in how one approaches daily life.
Psychedelic Journey
Stress and trauma don’t just affect how we feel—they shape how our brain is wired. Over time, chronic stress can cause the brain’s communication networks to become imbalanced, especially in areas related to mood, decision-making, and emotional regulation. This imbalance can also ripple outward, affecting sleep, hormones, immune function, and overall well-being. Ketamine offers a unique and powerful way to interrupt these stuck patterns.
At low, sub-anesthetic doses, ketamine works quickly to activate the prefrontal cortex—the part of the brain that helps us feel grounded, connected, and able to make clear decisions. At the same time, it calms overactive areas like the amygdala, which are often linked to fear, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm. This shift in brain activity can create fast and noticeable relief, especially for those who haven’t responded to other treatments.
But perhaps even more importantly, ketamine helps reopen the brain’s natural capacity for plasticity—its ability to change, rewire, and heal. In this more flexible state, clients often find it easier to access insight, release old patterns, and connect with a sense of possibility.
When combined with integrative therapies like somatic work, breathwork, or Internal Family Systems, ketamine can support profound transformation—working not just at the level of symptoms, but at the roots of suffering.
In a journey session, you’ll be offered a safe, attuned space where your experience is deeply honored—whether it’s subtle or expressive, emotional or quiet. Together, we create the right “set and setting” to meet the medicine: one grounded in trust, intention, and compassion. My facilitation is rooted in trauma-informed care, somatic awareness, and deep listening. I draw on modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), breathwork, and ethically safe touch to help integrate what arises—so that insights aren’t just felt in the moment, but woven into daily life in a meaningful way.
CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on practice that invites your body into deep rest, regulation - creating the conditions for healing to unfold. Rooted in the principles of Cranial Osteopathy, CST works with the craniosacral system—the bones, membranes, and fluids that surround the brain and spinal cord—to support the entire nervous system.
Using a light, intuitive touch, I listen to the quiet rhythms of your body, gently supporting areas that may be holding tension or overwhelm. This work encourages the nervous system to shift out of fight-or-flight and into a state of safety, ease, and restoration.
CST can be especially supportive for those navigating chronic stress, anxiety, physical pain, or the lingering effects of trauma. Many people find it also helps them reconnect with their body, soften protective patterns, and return to a deeper sense of self.
In a CranioSacral Therapy session, we honors the body’s innate intelligence—and follow the quiet but constant movement toward healing. By creating space for that intelligence to express itself, CST supports relief and resilience. Health is always present— just waiting for the right conditions to emerge.
Learn more here: Upledger Institute
