Nice to meet you!
My life's work is creating vibrant wellbeing
I believe connection - with self and others - is the key to a live well-lived.
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My career began in the yoga and mindfulness world. Having grown up as a competitive athlete and professional modern dancer, I've always felt most alive in movement and breath.
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I came to therapy later in life. For a long time I thought I was too strong to need help.
To me, therapy is not about fixing anything because we are not broken. We're imperfectly human, as we should be.
Therapy offers a beautiful practice of discovery and growth that allows me to access creativity, spaciousness, and authenticity in my relationship with myself and others.
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​I love my work as a somatic therapist, yoga + mindfulness teacher, and sound bath practitioner because I get to support my clients in reconnecting on a body, mind, and emotional level. Drawing from years of yoga practice and decades of struggling with past- and future-thinking, I offer a variety of tools to connect in the moment so you can make conscious choices in how you move, breathe, think, and relate to those you care about.
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In my experience, humor and lightness can be profoundly transformative, so we may even have some fun in the process.
Whether I'm offering therapy, yoga, mindfulness, or sound baths, I'm all about making these wellness practices more welcoming, accessible, and personalized to your needs in the moment.
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Family and community​
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My husband and I co-founded Chicago's Bloom Yoga Studio in 2004. I'm endlessly grateful for that beautiful community even as I now continue my involvement primarily from our home in Boulder, CO.
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As a mom of three amazing kids ranging from elementary school to college, I'm passionate about supporting parents who are navigating the complexity, joys, and challenges of the emptying nest transition.
I believe connection is the key to a life well-lived
Things I love​
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I'm a quality over quantity type of friend.
I love cooking (and eating!) delicious food, reading, listening to live music, watching great films, laughing my head off at comedy shows, and playing piano, among other things.
When I'm not with clients, I delight in mountain biking, skiing, or hiking with my husband, kids, and our sweet pup Coco to enjoy all the nature, beauty, and fun the front range has to offer.​
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If you're seeking a way to live more joyfully and find whole person health and vibrant wellbeing in your real, imperfect everyday life, I invite you to reach out to see if it's a fit for us to work together.​
Select Education and Training
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MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Body Psychotherapy, Naropa University - 2024
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EMDR Basic Training with Kate Day - 2024
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Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship with Robert Allan - 2024
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The Body Keeps the Score: Trauma Healing Through the Senses with Bessel van der Kolk, MD - 2024
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Mastering Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy for Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction & More with Dr. Richard Schwartz & Dr. Frank Anderson - 2024
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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Couple Interventions with Dr. Sue Johnson - 2023
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - 2023
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Dan Jones - 2023
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Walk and Talk Nature Therapy with Kimberly Rose - 2023
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How to Heal with Singing Bowls Level 1-3 with Suren Shreestha - 2022
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Relax & Renew Restorative Yoga Teacher Training, Level 1 with Judith Lasater - 2016
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Relax & Renew Restorative Yoga Teacher Training, Level 2 with Judith Lasater - 2017
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Yoga Nidra with Mia Park - 2021
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500-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, Iyengar Institute of San Francisco - 2002 - 2004
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MFA in Writing, University of San Francisco - 2003
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200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Alison West - 1998
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BA New York University - 1998
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Credentials
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Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate in Colorado LPCC.0022317, Supervised by Karen Dunn Pritchard, LPC.0012205
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Relax & Renew Advanced Trainer - Restorative Yoga
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Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher E-RYT 500
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Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP)