Healing often involves more than talking about our experiences. For many individuals, especially those recovering from trauma, chronic stress, anxiety, or burnout, healing also includes reconnecting with the body and learning to work with the nervous system in ways that foster greater regulation, resilience, and well-being.

As a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), I integrate Yoga Therapy with Somatic Experiencing®, EMDR, Relational Gestalt Therapy, and attachment-focused psychotherapy to provide a holistic, body-centered approach to healing. Rather than focusing solely on symptom reduction, these approaches help clients develop greater awareness of their nervous system, strengthen emotional resilience, and cultivate new patterns of responding to life’s challenges.

My advanced training includes Somatic Experiencing®, specialized training in concussion and PTSD with Dave Berger, SEP, and advanced perinatal somatic training with Abi Blakeslee, SEP, and Kate White, SEP. Together, these experiences have deepened my understanding of how stress, trauma, injury, and developmental experiences affect the body and nervous system, and how healing can occur through carefully paced, body-oriented interventions.

Unlike a traditional yoga class, Yoga Therapy is individualized and adapted to each person’s physical, emotional, and psychological needs. Sessions may incorporate gentle movement, breathwork, mindfulness, meditation, Yoga Nidra, restorative practices, guided imagery, and supported movement using the yoga wall, ropes, straps, and other therapeutic props. Rather than emphasizing flexibility or physical performance, the focus is on safety, pacing, choice, curiosity, and developing greater awareness of the body’s responses.

Yoga Therapy and somatic approaches may be beneficial for individuals seeking support with:

• Trauma and post-traumatic stress
• Anxiety and chronic stress
• Nervous system dysregulation
• Burnout and emotional overwhelm
• Perinatal and postpartum recovery
• Reconnecting with the body following illness, injury, or difficult life experiences

For clients engaged in psychotherapy, Yoga Therapy and other somatic interventions may be thoughtfully integrated into individual therapy sessions when clinically appropriate and aligned with each client’s treatment goals. These body-centered approaches are woven into the therapeutic process to support greater regulation, resilience, and integration.

In addition to psychotherapy, I periodically offer Yoga Therapy classes, workshops, retreats, and other experiential group offerings. These educational experiences provide opportunities to explore movement, breath, mindfulness, and nervous system regulation in a supportive environment. Group offerings are educational and experiential in nature, are not psychotherapy, and are not billed to insurance.

Please visit my Classes & Workshops page for current offerings and upcoming events.