Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in Waterbury, VT

As a somatic and mindfulness-based mental health counselor, I work with individual adults in identifying and affirming gifts and strengths; finding and maintaining calm, connection, and contentment; and creating new patterns that encourage health, growth, and resilience through life’s changes. A session with me might include movement exploration (informed by dance/movement therapy and yoga), awareness-building (mindfulness and meditation) exercises, therapeutic conversation, and lifestyle coaching. Sessions can be online, or outdoors among the trees - an opportunity to gain insight and inspiration from the natural world.

I believe that most people seek to find happiness, fulfillment, a sense of wellbeing, and wish to develop meaningful relationships throughout their lives. While we are increasingly connected to our world, many people find themselves feeling isolated and left alone to sort out their life's difficulties. I work from the belief that the client and counselor relationship is the foundation upon which therapeutic success is built. I strive to create a collaborative relationship that is focused upon you realizing your personal goals. Together we will work with your strengths to identify solutions to your problems.

I bring to my practice 11 years of experience with adults and children who encounter anxiousness, depressive moods, worry, stress, ADHD challenges, behavioral issues, relational conflicts, challenging life transitions and trauma. Together we will work towards personal growth to help you heal from past difficult experiences, gain self awareness, and explore what is important to you in building a meaningful life. I work with people of all genders, sexualities, and socioeconomic, racial, and cultural backgrounds. My warmth and curiosity help me collaborate with you, so that you get what you want from our sessions.

Is there something you want to change, or accept more fully in your life? While we can become stuck in the past, or worried about the future, it is possible to cultivate greater ease, self compassion and presence. As human beings we are connected in that each of us experiences pain and suffering, yet we are also capable of great joy, growth and resiliency. While often it is our tendency to avoid or push away that which causes us distress, it is in bringing it forward and truly acknowledging what is, that eventually leads to greater freedom.

I operate under the belief that mental health and wellness exists at the junction of the biological, social and psychological facets of an individual, and that a balance is needed to address the human condition. With this in mind even the most difficult of concerns to address can be a profound force for positive change in someone's life.

I am passionate about guiding people to follow their hearts & survive this crazy, beautiful world. I support folx in moving through big life changes, stress, trauma, PTSD, addiction, anxiety, depression, internalized oppression & getting unstuck. I employ a variety of playful counseling methods demonstrated by research to be effective at increasing self-esteem, spontaneity & joy. My practice is rooted in expressive art & dance therapy, eco-somatics, social justice, trauma & attachment neuroscience & theory. If you are longing to become a more present & grounded force of change in the world, I would be honored to meet you.