You've been called “too sensitive”, a people pleaser, or co-dependent.

At times you feel like you don’t have a sense of who you are, or feel ruled by family roles.

You may have difficulty interacting with your family of origin or feel consistently drained emotionally, mentally and physically when you spend time around them.

If this sounds like you, you're not alone.

You may have experienced a childhood where you were parented by emotionally immature (EI) adults. This type of parenting occurs on a spectrum, with parents ranging from mild emotional immaturity to narcissistic personality disorder.

Together we can work to process how this type of parenting has impacted you throughout your lifetime.

• You'll learn to identify your wants and needs and feel confident in doing so.

• You'll learn to set boundaries with your family and others in your life

• You'll learn to prioritize yourself and honor your emotions

• You'll learn to engage in mindfulness and increase self-awareness

• You'll find what makes you happy, and feel more confident making changes in your life to fulfill your hopes and dreams independent of others' opinions

Trauma is a completely normal reaction to abnormal events. Most people will experience some type of trauma in their lifetime.

Complex trauma differs from single incident trauma in that it is the experience of multiple, often severe traumatic events over a long period of time such as ongoing mental, physical, or emotional abuse and manipulation, neglect, or violence. These experiences impact one's ability to trust in themselves, feel safe, and relate to others.

The impact of developmental or complex trauma can be deep and long-lasting causing difficulty in emotional regulation, self-esteem, and relationships.

Dissociation is a normal human experience; it's something that we all do to protect ourselves in some way. However, when dissociation occurs as the result of complex trauma it can leave you feeling detached from yourself and the world around you, disconnected from your own body and emotions, and it impact your memory.

You can achieve remission from complex trauma and dissociative symptoms.

I work with clients to

• Re-member what happened to you, what didn't happen for you, and what should have happened

• Learn the truth of your life and reconsolidate traumatic material so that you can uncover the person you were always meant to be

• Find purpose in your life and re-establish your relationship with yourself

• Work towards finding psychological safety and learn resourcing techniques such as breath work, somatic embodiment, and spiritual resourcing

Just because your labs come back normal, or there doesn’t seem to be an exact diagnosis does not mean that your pain is not real.

Chronic illness and pain often go hand in hand with stress, past trauma, and intense emotional experiences. No, it's not in your head. We can't ignore that stress can influence how pain is felt and managed over time.

My integrative approach to gaining more balance helps you to address the feelings associated with your lived experience of your condition, and helps you navigate the health care system with more confidence, empowers you to advocate for yourself, and find providers who you can put your trust in.

What you'll get

Validation and understanding for your lived experience

• A safe and supportive environment where you are heard and respected.

• Integrative trauma work to explore how your past influences your condition and pain which leads to more personalized treatment strategies in your mental and physical health care.

• Empowerment and advocacy: learn tools and strategies to better navigate the health care system and advocate for your needs to ensure you receive the care you deserve

• Process the fact that we even have to have these conversations in the first place.

You might not have had the words to describe your experience, but you know that something isn't adding up.

Maybe you've watched your peers have fulfilling friendships and you always felt like a "floater" or "outsider" bouncing between friendships but never really had a best friend like everyone else.

You might have been told you had an emotional regulation disorder or were defiant or lazy, and you might struggle with executive functioning skills like finishing projects, having time blindness, or are consistently feeling mentally fatigued.

"late diagnosis" means exploring the possibility on your own, or receiving a diagnosis most commonly of ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, OCD. This also includes sensory processing difficulties, dys-lexia/calculia, and dysgraphia, tourettes, epilepsy, trauma, developmental disabilities, alexithymia, among other differences in processing information.

My experience is working mostly with ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD.

Together we will

1. Process the trauma that you've endured living in a neurotypical world

2. Process the grief and other emotions that come with living your crucial developmental years without the support you needed

3. Learn skills to support your executive functioning and emotional regulation

4. Examine patterns of behavior, thought process, and coping that you'd like to keep and that you'd like to learn alternatives for

* you do not need to have had a formal diagnosis to work on these concerns. If this is something that you are wanting to explore further, we will weigh the pros and cons of an "official" diagnosis and you will be referred out to trusted clinicians who provide official assessment should you so choose.

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