Somatic Psychotherapy

I’m a trauma-informed Somatic Psychotherapist, with a Masters in Somatic Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies.  Prior to being a psychotherapist, I was a Massage Therapist, Theta Healing Practitioner and Instructor, and professional contemporary dancer. I hold triple Bachelor degrees in Dance, Sociology and Theater, and have over two decades of movement and dance performance experience.

When I’m not offering individual, couple and group therapy, I facilitate somatic and dance based retreats and workshops, and provide social and racial justice education and consultation to organizations and communities. I was the Inclusion and Belonging Lead at SoulPlay festival from 2020-2025.

Other Training and Certificates:

• Embodied Social Justice Certificate (2022)

• PACT – Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy – level 1 (2022)

• Relational Somatic Healing – level 1 (2020)

• ThetaHealing Practitioner and Instructor – THInK (2011, 2016)

Background

Drawing from my background in dance and bodywork, I hold a diversity of body-based knowledge. As an east coast (US) native, I may bring humor, sarcasm, and frankness into the therapy room, when appropriate. As a mixed person with European and Puerto Rican dissent, I have both indisputable white privilege as well as the hidden intergenerational systemic oppression that are each part of my lineage.  Because of this, I am actively curious about my clients’ intersecting identities and the impacts of privilege and marginalization to their mental health.  With spiritual lineage in western Sufism and a background in energy healing, I can also hold more mystical and magical frameworks, while remaining grounded in the reality of this planet and the structures and power dynamics we find ourselves in.