From surviving to living — helping you feel safe, seen, and in charge again

Many of my clients come to me feeling exhausted by patterns they can’t seem to change — stuck between wanting to move on and feeling haunted by what’s behind them. They’ve spent years holding it all together: through childhood wounds, relationship betrayals, medical trauma, or grief that feels too heavy to name. They’re strong, capable people who have survived so much… yet deep down, they’re tired of surviving. They want to live.

I know that desire intimately. Before founding Trauma Healing Therapy, I led a supportive housing program for women overcoming trauma and psychiatric challenges. I learned there that healing begins not in perfection or performance, but in safety — sometimes while rolling out pizza dough and talking about life. Those moments taught me that people don’t need a therapist who “knows better”; they need someone who sees them fully and walks beside them as they rediscover their strength.

Over the past 15 years, I’ve worked in neuropsychological research, community mental health, intensive outpatient programs, and private practice — experiences that blend science and humanity in my approach. My PhD in Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience (UCSF and University of Chieti/Pescara) deepened my understanding of how the brain holds and heals from trauma, while advanced training in EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method allows me to help clients restore emotional safety and connection in their relationships.