From Reaction to Re-Creation
You know your patterns. You’ve talked through the feelings. You’ve probably done the mindset work too.
So why are you still stuck?
Because insight, emotion, and action each do part of the job — but none of them, alone, finishes it. Change happens when you know it, feel it, and do something different, all at the same time, enough that your mind actually updates what it believes. Not just what it thinks.
That takes more than talking. It takes experience.
What we’re actually doing in session
This isn’t just a framework you learn and apply on your own — it’s something we build together, live, every time. We relate to yourself differently, put a new experience in your body, and test out a new possibility. Not fixing what’s broken. Finding out what’s possible.
KNOW
Insight tells you where you are. It doesn't move you.
We get clear on the pattern: where it started, what it’s protecting, why it made sense.
FEEL
Your brain can explain it. Your body can release it.
We drop under the story into what’s actually happening physically, as it’s happening.
DO
A new experience is what changes old learning — not talking about it after the fact.
We try on a different truth while the old one is still live in the room.
Two ways to work together
For when you’re facing a specific mental health concern. As your licensed therapist, I draw on CBT, somatic work, and parts work to help you build real, lasting change — not just coping strategies.
For open-ended growth work outside a clinical frame. We use conversation, imagery, and somatic technique to surface the patterns running your life and create room for something new.
Not sure which one you need?
Working through a diagnosable concern → Clinical Therapy
Want a licensed therapist → Clinical Therapy
Open-ended growth, no diagnosis needed → Experiential Facilitation
Comfortable with an embodied, exploratory approach → Experiential Facilitation
Both lead to real insight and integration. If you’re not sure, let’s talk it through.
Trained in the science. Present as a human.
I’m a scientist and a mystic — someone who trusts the research and trusts what’s in the room. My approach is grounded in current work in clinical psycho-neurology, but the work itself is intuitive, because you’re not a formula. Showing up fully — contradictions included — is what makes real change possible.
Common Questions
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Experiential Facilitation is for working through a specific issue in a directive, growth-oriented way — it doesn’t address a mental health diagnosis, and I don’t diagnose or treat disorders in these sessions. Therapy addresses the causes and effects of mental health struggles directly, with diagnosis and treatment as part of the process. If you’re in crisis, having thoughts of self-harm, or managing severe or persistent mental illness, neither my coaching nor my private practice is the right level of care. Call or text 988 for support that is.
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Most therapy and coaching talk about your experiences or problem-solve around them. Experiential work creates a new experience, live — in the emotions, the body, the imagination — right as it happens. That’s what makes change stick.
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Both. In-office sessions are in Pasadena, CA. Online therapy is available in California, Washington, Virginia, and Florida. Online Experiential Sessions are available anywhere.
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I take on a limited number of clients so I can give this work the depth it needs — I’ll remember your partner’s name, ask about your dog, actually track your life between sessions. That care is part of what you’re paying for. Reach out through the contact form for current rates; sliding scale spots are available depending on availability.
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I’m out-of-network, so sessions are private pay. Many out-of-network plans still offer partial reimbursement — check your estimated benefits here, or contact your insurer directly. If your plan reimburses, I’ll provide a monthly superbill you can submit.
