My Background
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My path to becoming a therapist weaves together science, spirituality, and lived experience. I hold a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Bethel Seminary and completed graduate theological studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, where I explored how emotional healing and spiritual growth inform one another. These studies offered more than clinical tools—they invited a contemplative way of seeing, where symptoms become soul signals guiding us inward.
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​My earlier career in clinical research as a Clinical Data Manager deepened my understanding of the nervous system and sharpened my ability to recognize patterns, hold complexity, and translate data into meaningful insight. That same lens now informs my work as a therapist—one that listens deeply, honors nuance, and trusts the body’s wisdom to guide healing
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Research taught me to track patterns.
My own journey taught me to listen for what lives beneath them.
While my professional background gave me the tools to understand the nervous system and the science of trauma, it was my own healing journey that brought this work to life in a more personal and embodied way. Like many of my clients, I’ve navigated cycles of burnout, loss, and emotional pain that couldn’t be solved by intellect alone. Over time, I was drawn to ancient wisdom traditions that mirrored what I was beginning to experience in my own body—subtle energy shifts, intuitive insights, and the deep knowing that healing is not just psychological, but also spiritual.
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Through practices like Shamanic journeying, Kundalini yoga, Meditation, and Breathwork, I came to understand the body as a vessel of consciousness—and the nervous system as a bridge between trauma and transformation. Listening inward—through breath, sensation, dreams, and synchronicity—I began to trust the deeper intelligence that guides healing from within. This lived experience continues to shape how I hold space for others: not as an expert with all the answers, but as a fellow traveler walking with reverence for the soul’s unfolding.
“The longest journey you will ever take is from your head to your heart.”– Sioux Proverb