What should I expect in our first session?
In our first session, you can expect a warm, curious, and grounded space where you’re invited to tell your story at your pace. We’ll explore what led you here and what you’re hoping for—not just in therapy, but in your relationship with yourself. I’ll share how I tend to work and how I’m conceptualizing what you’re experiencing, and we’ll check in together about whether it feels like the right fit.
You do not need to be “ready” or have the words perfectly formed. You just have to show up. And I’ll meet you there with presence, clarity, and care.
How do you describe your therapeutic approach?
My approach is humanistic, warm, spiritually grounded, and deeply attuned to both the nervous system and the soul. I integrate mindfulness, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic awareness, and trauma-informed care with a belief that we are not here to fix ourselves—we’re here to remember who we were before we started believing we were broken or unworthy.
Many of us have been taught to define ourselves by diagnoses or narratives of dysfunction. While those stories can be helpful, they are not the whole truth. My work gently holds space for both the reality of your suffering and the possibility that your pain is not proof of your failure—but a signal that something within you is longing to be witnessed, honored, and reintegrated.
I tailor each session to the individual, respecting your pace and your intuitive knowing, and working collaboratively to build a relationship where safety and possibility can coexist.
How long have you been practicing? What has your counseling experience been like?
I’ve been a licensed therapist for over 10 years, and have supported others in healing work since I was a teenager. As I’ve grown in my own journey, my therapeutic approach has deepened into something less about doing and more about being—offering presence, truth-telling, and sacred witnessing as powerful agents of transformation.
What do you specialize in?
I specialize in helping people change their relationship to themselves—from self-judgment and confusion to clarity, self-trust, and compassion. My clients are often highly sensitive, self-aware humans who feel stuck in cycles of overthinking, emotional reactivity, shame, disconnection, or self-doubt. I guide people in tending to their inner child, working with protective parts, softening trauma responses, and reconnecting with their inner sense of aliveness.
Areas I support include:
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Anxiety, depression, and mood sensitivity
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Body image and disordered eating
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Complex trauma and emotional neglect
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Life transitions and identity crises
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Relationship and boundary challenges
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Spiritual emergence and existential exploration
What research areas are you interested in?
I’m deeply drawn to the intersection of psychology, somatics, and spiritual healing. I’ve been particularly engaged in the evolving field of psychedelic-assisted therapy (especially ketamine for trauma, anxiety, and depression), as well as the study of how early attachment, nervous system regulation, and cultural conditioning shape our sense of self.
I’m fascinated by how presence in the body can unlock lifetimes of pain held in tension, silence, or survival. I believe healing is not just mental—it is physical, emotional, and energetic.
What’s the most rewarding part of your job?
The most sacred moments in this work are when someone begins to see themselves clearly—without shame. When they shift from “What’s wrong with me?” to “Maybe I make sense.” When they begin to experience a softness where there was once only harshness. When something buried stirs awake and says: I’m still here.
That is the magic.
What inspired you to get into counseling?
Since I was young, I’ve been captivated by human behavior and what lives beneath the surface. I’ve always been a listener, a pattern-seer, and a mirror. Becoming a therapist felt less like a decision and more like a remembrance—something my soul already knew. I’ve always felt called to sit with others as they walk their path toward healing, not to lead or fix, but to accompany them as they begin to remember who they really are.
In another life, if you weren’t working in counseling, what would you be doing?
(And in this one)…I explore any of the following: acting in film or theater, photography, dog psychology, designing beautiful interiors, or working in investigative profiling. I hold deep curiosity about the way things work—especially humans.
What’s something your clients might be surprised to learn about you?
I was a competitive Latin ballroom dancer through my early teens and have played piano since I was five. I immigrated from Russia as a child and carry with me a deep understanding of how culture, language, and ancestral history shape our emotional lives.
What is a self-care ritual you practice?
I check in with my body regularly throughout the day, especially when I notice tension. I pay attention to what my nervous system needs—whether that’s stillness, movement, or pause. I also protect my mornings and evenings from screen time, allowing myself to begin and end the day with presence.