My Story

For a long time, I didn’t like much about myself.

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Negative self talk, much of it not my own, echoed constantly in my head. To cope, I stayed busy. I overworked, overgave, distracted myself, partied, drank, chose unhealthy relationships, and lived in constant motion. Anything to avoid stillness. Because stillness meant feeling. And feeling often meant dropping into depression. I pushed through, burned out, broke down, rebuilt, and repeated the cycle again and again.

Until one day, I couldn’t do it anymore.

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I reached a breaking point where avoidance stopped working. I was exhausted by my own self sabotage and deeply disconnected from who I truly was. Then one ordinary yoga class changed everything. It wasn’t graceful or profound on the outside, but something cracked open inside me. After class, I noticed a bird outside my window. That bird had always been there, but I had never been still enough to see it. That moment of presence became my first step back to myself.

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That single step led to many others. Toward embodiment. Toward healing. Toward authenticity.

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In 2012, I left everything behind and traveled to Costa Rica to complete a month long yoga teacher training. That experience changed the trajectory of my life. Over the years, I earned my E RYT 500 through Yoga Medicine®, trained in Yin Yoga and Thai Yoga Bodywork, and became a Holy Fire® Reiki Master Teacher. I opened and ran a yoga studio, built a vibrant community, and continued deepening my understanding of how healing lives in the body as much as in the mind.

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In 2021, while navigating motherhood and returning to graduate school, I relaunched my wellness work from my home office and studio. That relaunch became Beyond Brain and Body, a space where I began integrating everything I had learned into trauma informed, holistic health and wellness services. I offered individual sessions, small groups, and intimate workshops, often late at night or between coursework and parenting, building something meaningful while still very much in the middle of becoming.

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In 2022, I completed a Positive Psychology Health and Well Being Coach training meeting NBME standards for National Board Certification as a Health and Wellness Coach (NBC HWC). I pursued additional certifications in Emotional Eating, Women’s Health and Hormones, Motivational Interviewing, and Building Authentic Relationships. In 2024, I completed training in Brainspotting, a powerful neuro somatic modality that deepened my ability to support trauma release stored in the body.

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In 2025, I completed my Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Trauma and Crisis, becoming an Associate Professional Counselor (APC). I did this while continuing to build Beyond Brain and Body, advocating for my children, and creating what would eventually expand into Beyond Stays and Retreats, a space designed for healing, gathering, rest, and meaningful connection.

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My work is grounded first and foremost in a Person Centered approach, rooted in authenticity, empathy, and unconditional positive regard. From there, I integrate Internal Family Systems (Parts Work), Attachment Theory, Humanistic and Narrative Therapies, Jungian concepts, and Positive Psychology. I also incorporate trauma informed therapeutic yoga, integrative therapeutic bodywork, Reiki, mindfulness practices, health and wellness coaching, and Brainspotting to support the whole person.

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I work with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, chronic illness, PTSD, anger, grief, depression, self esteem challenges, relationship issues, emotional regulation, perfectionism, neurodivergence, infertility, prenatal and postpartum distress, trauma, and life transitions. Together, we create a compassionate space where you can explore your inner landscape, reconnect with your authentic self, and rediscover your own capacity for healing.

The voice of self doubt still visits from time to time, but I’ve learned to meet it with curiosity and grace. Today, I can say with honesty, humility, and pride that I deeply love myself.

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I would be honored to walk beside you as you rediscover that same love within yourself. Let’s find your stillness, your strength, and your light, and remind you that your body, mind, and heart have always held the wisdom you’ve been seeking.