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Stronger Connections.
Healthier Relationships.

Helping you enhance your most important relationships–with yourself and those you care about most–is the focus of my practice. My approach is informed by evidence-based research in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), brain research in Compassion Focused Therapy, and the versatile tradition of psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Welcome! I’m glad you’re here.

My dedication to helping you heal and grow is based in part on the challenges of my personal life experience.

While earning my doctorate in clinical psychology, I was fortunate to study with the talented psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and clinical nurse specialists at the New Mexico Department of Health and UNM Family Medicine. My clinical training also included working collaboratively with diverse professionals at an inpatient trauma treatment center, providing psychotherapy, and facilitating therapeutic groups.

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Psychotherapy Services & EFT

EFT recognizes that people are inherently social and that we are physiologically inclined to create and maintain strong emotional ties with our partners and loved ones.

Compassion research recognizes we have tricky brains, and that repetitive cycles of shame and self-criticism can become blocks to the closeness we seek with those we care about most. Together, these therapeutic approaches bring about new understandings and ways of experiencing belonging and love, including for ourselves.

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Individual Psychotherapy

Are you feeling lost or generally down? Would you like some support?

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Couple Psychotherapy

Are you feeling alone or discouraged in your relationship? Searching for help in growth?

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Specialty Therapies

Are you in need of specific help in a certain aspect of your life and looking for encouragement?

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What is EFT?

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an approach to couples therapy that grows out of John Bowlby’s attachment theory, which recognizes that we are hardwired for strong emotional bonds with others. Bowlby’s research demonstrates that these secure bonds remain vital throughout our lives.​ Yet traumatic relationship histories and negative interaction cycles with our partners can make connecting difficult, and we often fall into defeating patterns of criticism, anger, or withdrawal.

What is Compassion?

Compassion is a sensitivity to the suffering of self and others with a commitment to try to prevent and relieve it (Gilbert, 2017). A compassionate awareness involves recognizing pain as part of the human experience and aspiring to alleviate it. Compassion is comprised of multiple attributes and skills, and research consistently shows that compassionate motives organize the mind in ways that promote flourishing, connectedness, and well-being.

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What is Self-Compassion?

Self-compassion is a response to our own suffering that elicits concern and tenderness for ourselves. Self-compassion is a skill that can be learned and involves calming and retraining the mind. Evoking kindness toward ourselves is a proven transformational practice. Empirically supported research has demonstrated that practicing self-compassion changes the brain and is strongly linked to well-being. Cultivating self-compassion improves life satisfaction, fosters greater post-traumatic growth and attachment security, and reduces depression, anxiety, and shame.