Question 1

I’ve Done Therapy Before How Is Working With You Different?

Accepted Answer

All your prior work brought you where you are today.

Many of my clients have done years of therapy. They're self-aware, can name their patterns and attachment styles, and are deeply committed to their growth — and yet something still feels just out of reach.
 
That's not a failure of the work you've already done. If anything, it's brought you exactly to where you need to be.

What I offer is an invitation to go deeper — into the body, into the parts of you that insight alone hasn't yet reached. This is body-centered, experiential therapy that begins where talk therapy ends: reclaiming the depth of you that lives beneath the words.

Question 2

What makes your approach different than other therapists and models of therapy?

Accepted Answer

A lot of therapy works with the story. Focusing on what happened, building understanding and insight around it. That's valuable. And yet, it doesn't quite reach the root of our deepest healing.

As a somatic therapist in Berkeley and San Francisco, my work goes underneath the story.
We land in the body, in the nervous system, in the present moment ~ where the deepest healing actually happens. Rather than exploring why you feel the way you feel, we turn toward what that feeling is in your body, in the moment, and how it begins to shift when we gently meet it there together.

The slower we go, the faster deep reclamation occurs.

Question 3

How soon will I start to feel a difference?

Accepted Answer

My approach is experiential and intentionally accelerated. By working directly with what's happening in your body, in the present moment, we're able to reach the root of what's been keeping you stuck ~ and that's where real shifts begin to happen, often more quickly than clients expect.
Many people feel something moving earlier than they ever thought possible.
And what's also true is that deep reclamation takes time. We're not fixing anything, because you were never broken. We're creating the space for you to reclaim connection to your most authentic self.
The good news? It tends to move faster than you think.

Question 4

Do you work with other therapists?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and it is some of the most meaningful work I do.

Working with therapists, healers, and helpers is at the heart of my practice. Therapists make extraordinary clients. You already have the language, the self-awareness, the commitment.
What often gets in the way is the very strength that makes you so good at your work ~ the ability to stay in your head, to analyze, to hold space for everyone else while quietly disconnecting from yourself.

I know this territory intimately. I've lived it. And I love offering other helpers the presence and support I wish I'd had earlier in my career.

Question 5

Do you offer telehealth?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I work with clients in-person in San Francisco and Berkeley. And via telehealth throughout California and New York.

Many clients appreciate the flexibility of online sessions, and find that the depth of this somatic, presence-based work translates beautifully online.

Presence is not limited by distance.

Question 6

Do you take insurance?

Accepted Answer

I am an out-of-network provider and don't bill insurance directly. I'm happy to provide a superbill for you to submit to your insurance for potential reimbursement.

And because access to this deep reclamation work matters to me, I do accept Medicare. And as a community offering, I reserve a limited number of spaces for clients experiencing financial hardship. If either applies to you, I warmly invite you to mention it when you reach out.