I work with individuals and couples facing a wide range of challenges, including:

• Relationship difficulties, conflict, and disconnection

• Trauma, anxiety, and nervous system dysregulation

• Attachment wounds and developmental trauma

• Identity, life transitions, grief and loss

• Betrayal, infidelity, and emotional repair in couples

• Addiction

My approach is warm, compassionate, and rooted in the nervous system — helping you come out of unhelpful patterns or situations and into connection with yourself and others.

They are different - both are effective and for some people, on-line is better and for others it’s in-person. I see many clients exclusively online and it works well and others who can’t stand the idea of video-therapy. It’s really personal preference and I encourage you to explore both if you are unsure.

There’s no fixed timeline — it depends on your goals, your history, and how much you want to explore.

That said, I work best with clients who are open to longer-term, ongoing work. Change takes time, especially when trauma, attachment wounds, or longstanding relationship dynamics are involved.

I offer a free 20-minute call to discuss what working together could look like.

There’s no single format — it depends on what’s alive that day.

With individuals, we may work with what’s showing up in the body, in relationship, or in memory. With couples, we might explore communication patterns, attachment histories, or ruptures that need repair. We may pause often, track nervous system cues, or offer real-time experiments to create new ways of relating.

Sessions are dynamic, present-focused, and collaborative — we don’t just talk about change, we experience it.

A stuck survival response is what happens when your nervous system gets caught in fight, flight, freeze or fawn long after the original threat has passed. It shows up as chronic anxiety, shutdown, anger, people-pleasing, or emotional numbness.

In therapy, we work gently to notice these patterns in the body and help your system complete what it couldn’t back then — restoring safety, agency, and regulation in the present.

Check out the blogs page for a much longer answer!

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My practice is inclusive and affirming of all identities, orientations, and relationship structures. You're welcome here as you are.

PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) is a powerful, experiential model of therapy that draws on neuroscience, attachment theory, and nervous system regulation.

Rather than just talking about problems, we observe how your body and brain respond in real time — and we use those responses to guide healing. The goal is to build a secure-functioning relationship: one where both people feel chosen, safe, and able to navigate stress together.

In therapy, you’re not alone with the cycle.
You’re not trying to figure it out while activated or misunderstood.

You’re supported by a trained third party who helps slow things down, track what's really happening (beneath the words), and guide you back into connection — especially when it feels impossible. Therapy provides structure, safety, and attuned witnessing, so the hard stuff becomes workable.

I’m a registered psychotherapist with the Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand. I’m trained in:

• PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy)

• Somatic Experiencing (nervous system trauma work)

• Attachment-based therapy and developmental trauma

• Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy

My work is relational, body-based, and grounded in deep respect for the complexity of human experience.

You can book a free 20-minute Zoom call using the button on my homepage.
We’ll use that time to get a sense of each other, explore what you're hoping for, and see if it feels like a good fit.

There’s no pressure — just a chance to begin.