Unresolved stress takes a toll, ultimately risking burnout, trauma and other syndromes. Realizing the impact of this in the populations I served as a social worker, as well as in my own nervous system, led me to discover somatic therapies. They are now my best tools in releasing the hold of stress and trauma and in creating space for new insights and a restored connection to the self.

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At Currents I support nervous system regulation in every session. I am careful to avoid overwhelm and attempt to set a natural, gentle pace, particularly when working with distressing events and experiences. I specialize in working with trauma through a Somatic Experiencing-informed approach and with relationship difficulties among couples and within the self through attachment-based modalities. I particularly enjoy working with issues involving emotional reactivity or shut-down, self-criticism, spiritual seeking and religious deconstruction, OCD and over-control. I also welcome opportunities to support social workers and other therapists in sustaining their own energies. 

 

I know that it is possible to dissolve entrenched emotional and physical symptoms, relax, and live life more deeply- to move from crisis to calmer waters. Please reach out to explore where we can go together.

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Professional Background + Credentials
 
-Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas, Austin.
-Experience working in foster care/adoption agency and in a carceral inpatient mental health unit.
-Pursing certification in Somatic Experiencing (SE), currently Intermediate Level.
-Additionally trained in Inner Relationship Focusing (IRF), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1.
-LCSW-Supervisor for LMSWs in Texas.
-Licensed to practice in Texas.