I believe in the transformative and healing power of art, creativity and embodied expression. We are all born as expressive beings, but as we grow needing to navigate the people and cultural circumstances around us in order to survive, we end up constricting ourselves physically and shutting down emotionally as a way to manage the pain of being alive. Without ways of releasing this tension and expressing our emotion, we can develop distress in a variety of ways that are very painful and get in the way of truly living. It doesn’t have to be this way. I am passionate about helping people move through what is blocking them to discover their sense of joy, freedom and authentic way of being in the world. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Oregon. Through the use of Somatic Psychotherapy and Expressive art therapy in addition to talk therapy, I help people develop a sense of safety in their body and learn how to process emotions in effective ways which generates a sense of confidence in being able to navigate the difficulties of being alive.