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Racism, ethnic-based discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, white-supremacy, gender-based violence, misogyny, patriarchy, institutional trauma and other systemic traumas.

Becoming a loving and compassionate witness to ones own human experience through focused awareness of breath, body sensation , thoughts, impulses and emotions while learning to become non-reactive and equanimous.

Challenges and trauma associated with immigration, war, genocide, colonization, intergenerational disconnection, cultural and lineage separation and assimilation.

Navigating polyamorous, open-relationships, kinky, BDSM and other relationship dynamics challenged by jealousy, lack of compersion, attachment wounding, insecurities, triggers, lack of transparent communication, boundary violations and systemic-based challenges including race, class and gender inequity.

Cultivating authentic, embodied & sincere relationships that resource the nervous system and encourage secure attachment and longevity. Reclaiming playfulness, curiosity and experimentation to counteract perfectionism and shame.

Reclaiming home as a place of refuge by understanding that our physical space and internal space are inseparable in a bio- physiological feedback loop impacting our physical, emotional and mental health.

Feminist and queer frameworks acknowledge the impact of larger systems of oppression on individual and interpersonal health & safety. These oppressive systems fragment and dehumanize people and negatively impact marginalized communities. Healing, through this lens occurs by first acknowledging systems of oppression and then working to dismantle them through choosing & practicing alternative ways of being.

The Dharma is a doctrine dating back 2,600+ years ago proclaimed by Siddharta Gautama, The Buddha. The Dharma originating from North India, shares principles of universal truths that inform my understanding that human suffering is rooted in ignorance which manifests as cravings, aversions, and reactivity. Family, culture, ancestral history and socialization all play a complex role in the karmic blueprint one has to reckon with. This framework also offers the wisdom and practice of self-compassion, mindfulness, equanimity and community as gems to heal & transform.

Somatic experiencing® is a body-centered trauma healing modality that focuses on the wisdom of the autonomic nervous system by inviting curiosity, attention and exploration of the body’s response to threat & danger. This approach focuses on creating safe & supportive conditions to release survival energy bound up in the body through resourcing & co-regulation (the support we receive from other beings!). It is a psycho-biological method in healing and regaining access to the present moment and our life force.

Humanistic psychology focuses on the inherent goodness of human beings through the persistent search for connection, belonging and meaning. These modalities invite us to look at the frailty, mortality and fleetingness of the human experience which can encourage us to live more authentically, generously and lovingly within ourselves and with each other. In this modality, we do not identify with our traumas or woundings but rather understand the wholeness of human beings by witnessing oneself as an observer.