Specializing in athletes, ex-athletes, or high-achievers healing from rigid food and exercise rules. I use a Health At Every Size® (HAES®) framework and believe every body is unique. I’m anti-diet culture, and recognize disordered eating can exist in any body size.

May include collaboration with a broader care team. I am not a replacement for intensive care and do not treat cases where a higher level of care is needed (i.e. daily support).

You may have grown up being the responsible one or emotional caretaker. You learned to anticipate needs, manage tension, and stay composed, even when it cost you. Those early patterns often continue influencing adult relationships in sneaky ways.

Doing things “right” or extremely well often gets rewarded, but it can leave us feeling edgy or disconnected. Perfectionism may arise in work environments, hobbies, or even how you run your house.

Is this you?

“Why do I shut down in relationships?”

“Why do I keep choosing the unavailable person?”

“Why does conflict feel so unsafe?”

What you’re feeling is real! How you learned to connect, protect yourself, and rely on others didn’t happen by accident. Attachment patterns shape how close you let people get, how you handle conflict, and what feels safe in relationships.

When faith environments involve fear, control, or conditional belonging, the impact can linger long after belief changes. Religious trauma and deconstruction often touch identity, trust, relationships, sexuality and your sense of meaning. This may also include high-control political groups.

Never feel fully at ease? When you’ve been through a lot, your nervous system learns to stay on guard. We can work to understand how the past still shows up, and gently build more safety, choice, and joy in your life.