Our Approaches to Individual Therapy
When you're looking for meaningful change, the how matters. I use three trauma-informed, research-backed therapy approaches—Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Neuroaffective Relational Model (NARM) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)—to help you heal deeply and reconnect with your sense of self, your relationships, and your life.
Each of these approaches supports healing in a different but complementary way. Together, they help you move from surviving to truly living.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a powerful model for healing emotional injuries in relationships—whether with others or within yourself. EFT helps you identify emotional patterns, express your needs clearly, and feel safe in connection.
What EFT Helps With:
Relationship conflict and communication issues
Emotional disconnection or fear of intimacy
Attachment wounds from childhood or past relationships
Couples or individuals struggling with closeness and trust
Grief, loss, and emotional isolation
Why It Works:
EFT is based on attachment theory—the idea that we all need secure emotional bonds to thrive. In therapy, you’ll learn to recognize your emotional needs, reduce reactivity, and build safe, supportive relationships—starting with yourself.
Neuroaffective
Relational Model
Healing from Developmental Trauma
The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is a cutting-edge approach to healing complex and developmental trauma. Unlike traditional talk therapy that focuses solely on the past, NARM helps clients reconnect with their sense of self in the present. It’s designed to address the impact of early relational experiences—like neglect, abandonment, or inconsistent caregiving—that shape how we relate to ourselves and others.
In our work together using NARM, we explore patterns of disconnection—such as shame, self-criticism, or emotional numbing—with curiosity and compassion. Rather than reliving painful memories, NARM helps you build greater self-awareness, emotional regulation, and a deeper capacity for connection. It’s a powerful, gentle approach to supporting your nervous system, strengthening your sense of agency, and creating meaningful, lasting change.
Internal Family Systems
Healing From the Inside Out
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a gentle, respectful therapy approach that sees you as made up of many different “parts”—each with its own feelings, beliefs, and roles. Some parts might protect you, some carry pain, and some may feel stuck or scared. But all parts have a reason for being there.
What IFS Helps With:
Trauma and childhood wounds
Inner criticism or self-sabotage
Anxiety, depression, shame
Low self-esteem or feeling “not good enough”
Difficulty making decisions or trusting yourself
Why It Works:
In IFS, we don’t try to get rid of parts—we get to know them, understand them, and help them heal. As your parts begin to feel seen and supported, your core Self—a calm, confident, compassionate center—can lead your inner system with clarity and strength.
Brainspotting
Healing Trauma Through the Body and Brain
Brainspotting is a brain-body therapy that helps you access and process trauma, stress, and emotional pain that may be stuck beneath the surface. It uses eye position to locate “brainspots”—places where your brain and body hold unprocessed experiences.
What Brainspotting Helps With:
PTSD and complex trauma
Anxiety and panic
Chronic stress or burnout
Performance issues (athletes, creatives, professionals)
Emotional numbness or overwhelm
Why It Works:
Unlike talk therapy alone, Brainspotting bypasses the thinking brain and works with the deeper parts of the brain involved in memory, emotion, and instinct. This allows you to process and release trauma at its root—without needing to relive it in detail.