My Story

I became an emotional caretaker at a young age. As a naturally sensitive child raised in an often chaotic environment, I learned to stay alert, hypervigilant and anticipate the feelings of others in place of my own.

I learned that anger and pain formed the melodies of life, and I felt that music deep within my bones for years. Often, I still do.

That’s the thing with emotions: we embody them.

Growing up, I did not connect with my deeper feelings because there simply was not enough space for them. Instead, a protective shield of anxiety formed on top of all the tender parts that had been exiled away. My anxiety took many shapes – obsessive thinking, physical tension, creative disconnection. It truly was holistic.

I tried hard to exile my anxiety too, with medication, substances, exercise, meditation. But it kept screaming back at me, louder and louder.

That’s the thing with emotions: they want to be heard.

So finally, I started listening to them, and through this process, I started to grow. I learned that safe attachment with others, and ourselves, can shift the melodies of life so that happiness, love and compassion are part of its tune. I met therapists, friends and partners who have been that safe connection for me. Now I try my best to provide it for my young son.

My greatest joy comes from being that compassionate human connection for clients to start listening to their hidden emotions that were exiled away. With a deeply authentic, non-judgmental and intuitive approach, I help clients start to love all the parts of themselves – the painful, the strange and the joyful.