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In-Person or Online
Warm, authentic, strong, comfortable, earthy, vibrant, trustworthy, innovative, expressive, creative, funny, relaxing, brainy, no nonsense, loving
That it combines training in the latest in neurological and somatic (mind and body) research and therapy techniques, like EMDR, with story-telling and family legacy deep dives, to foster fresh insights, emotional balance & healing.
Learn why you or your children's nervous systems do what they do. We'll work together using - laughter, story-telling, playfulness, role playing, and naming emotions - to help your body learn to love and regulate and reform outdated ways of being.
Are often both highly intelligent/gifted AND neurodivergent. I love helping families with all of their mental health needs. I'm known for my creative work with family groups: parents & children, teenagers, blended families, multiple generations.
I was called to become a therapist, during the pandemic. I knew I had a unique creative background that could seriously help kids and families.
I have a discreet, personalized, private family practice. My office is warm, beautiful, and cozy, and it's centrally located off of 95th and Metcalf.
I'm different. I worked in and taught acting & documentary filmmaking in LA and the UK for 25 years. I have two Masters degrees: an MFA in Acting from USC & an MS in Marriage & Family Therapy. My therapy style is creative, nuanced, and personalized.
Child or Adolescent Therapy
Couples
Depressive Disorders
Family Conflict
Gender Identity
Giftedness
Grief
Healthcare Professionals
Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
Marriage Counseling
Neurodivergence
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Teen Depression
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
Family Systems Therapy
Gottman Method
Healing the Child Within
Mindfulness
Narrative Therapy
Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy
Role Play
Strength-Based Therapy
Structural Family Therapy
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)
Trauma-Informed Therapy
BA, Cultural Anthropology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA - Graduated 1989
MFA, Acting, University of Southern California, USC, Los Angeles, CA - Graduated 1991
MS, Marriage and Family Therapy, Friends University, KC Campus, KS - Graduated 2024
Child or Adolescent Therapy
Couples
Depressive Disorders
Family Conflict
Gender Identity
Giftedness
Grief
Healthcare Professionals
Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
Marriage Counseling
Neurodivergence
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Teen Depression
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
Family Systems Therapy
Gottman Method
Healing the Child Within
Mindfulness
Narrative Therapy
Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy
Role Play
Strength-Based Therapy
Structural Family Therapy
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)
Trauma-Informed Therapy
BA, Cultural Anthropology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA - Graduated 1989
MFA, Acting, University of Southern California, USC, Los Angeles, CA - Graduated 1991
MS, Marriage and Family Therapy, Friends University, KC Campus, KS - Graduated 2024