Bodywork is used primarily to support co-regulation and the unwinding of traumatic stress held in the body’s physiology. It can also be used to explore interpersonal processing and attachment, as well as self-regulation, safe touch, healthy boundaries, as well as work through early pre- verbal trauma and shock trauma.

I integrate multiple modalities in my approach to bodywork drawn from generative somatics, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Focusing, BodyMind Centering, and NeuroAffective Touch.

While talking can be a part of bodywork, my role is as active listener supporting body-mind integration. I am not a psychotherapist and this treatment is not a substitute for psychotherapy.

Bodywork is done fully clothed, and is not used to manipulate, rehabilitate or repair the body as done in manual therapies such as physiotherapy, osteopathy, or massage (although it can be a helpful compliment to these approaches).

I am a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist (RSMT) with the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association. I meet the high Standards of Practice and respectfully uphold the Code of Ethics. For more information visit www.ISMETA.org

I offer bodywork in-person with or without the Safe + Sound Protocol.

Each session begins with checking in about any changes you’ve noticed, addressing any concerns, and clarifying intentions.

I work collaboratively with clients to find the approaches, strategies, and pace that work best for each unique nervous system.

This may include a brief SSP listening session with headphones for 5-10 minutes or beginning with simply asking how your body is that day, pausing to notice emotional and somatic responses, and then using bodywork and movement practices to resource the nervous system, support release of incomplete survival responses held in the body, and facilitate new experiences of connection and safety that slowly help re-pattern neuro-somatic responses over time.