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About Me
I'm a core team member and lead trainer for UZAZU Embodied Intelligence, working closely with founder Dylan Newcomb to develop curriculum and clinical applications.
I've also had the privilege of collaborating extensively with Deborah Dana, a world-renowned expert on polyvagal theory. Together we've co-presented workshops at Kripalu and Omega Institute, co-authored a chapter in Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory, and co-created the Polyvagal PlayLab workshop series.
Beyond the therapy room, I teach improvisational dance—especially contact improvisation—as a practice for embodiment, connection, and aliveness. Movement practices have always been one of my primary teachers, and I love sharing that with others.
I hold an M.S.S.W. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and am a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist (RSMT), certified UZAZU Trainer, and Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Movement Educator. I'm a professional member of NASW, BMCA, and ISMETA.
I live and practice in Portland, Maine, where I see clients, offer professional consultation, and lead trainings for therapists and helping professionals.
I've been drawn to the wisdom of the body for as long as I can remember—as a dancer, a meditator, and eventually as a therapist. For over 30 years, I've worked with people navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, and life's difficult transitions, always with the belief that our bodies hold essential knowledge about healing and change.
My approach weaves together body-oriented psychotherapy, UZAZU Embodied Intelligence, EMDR, somatic movement, ego state work, and energy psychology. I'm particularly interested in how we can shift stuck patterns—not just by talking about them, but by working directly with the nervous system, movement, and embodied experience.