My Story

My journey in self exploration and healing began when I was young, playing my guitar and singing. Music has always been an avenue for me to express how I am feeling and release the energy of emotion. It taught me how to be with emotion rather than turn away from it. In my adolescence, I began a yoga practice which opened my awareness to the mind, body, and spirit connection. I became a RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) through The Center Studio in San Luis Obispo, CA. My practice and teaching taught me the value of honoring space to come into the body and slow down the mind that then allows the natural unwinding to rise from within and release. I learned the importance of having a consistent practice that rekindles the connection to self and serves as an anchor to wellbeing and a state of calm. 

Coming into adulthood, my experiences with intimate relationships cracked me open into new depths of learning and growth. The beautiful learning I continue to receive about myself, others, and the world through important relationships inspired me to pursue psychotherapy. I completed my master's in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Santa Barbara. I was called to Hospice of San Luis Obispo County to become more intimate with death and loss, which in turn deepened my connection with life. I provide grief counseling to people who are bereaved, people with life-limiting illness, people with anticipatory grief, and people who are caregivers. Sitting with these clients continue to inspire me and showed me the innate resilience within humans. 

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Currently, I am seeing clients through Sacred Path Holistic Therapy. In addition, I co-founded and developed a Nature Therapy program, We Are Nature Therapy. Through deepening and nurturing a reciprocal relationship with nature, I have experienced meaningful awe, fulfillment, healing, and holding. Nature is one of my greatest teachers and ally's. For more information about the We Are Nature Therapy Program and to work with me and nature, visit wearenatureslo.com.