Supportive Spaces for Every Stage
Welcome to a trauma-informed, strengths-based space where caregivers and young people find the calm, neurodivergent-affirming support they need to navigate life's challenges with resilience and heart.
Child Therapy
A playful, trauma-responsive environment for children 3-12 to express their inner world through symbolic play and creative connection.
Teen Therapy
Strengths-based support for adolescents navigating identity, neurodivergence, and the complexities of growing up today.
Young Adult Therapy
Navigating transitions and building autonomy with LGBTQ+ allied and neurodivergent-affirming perspectives for emergent adults.
Parent Consultation
Guided collaboration for caregivers, focusing on understanding developmental needs and strengthening family connections.
Methods & Therapy Models
Animal Heart Play Therapy utilizes a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming framework, strengths-based, and LGBTQ+ allied approach. I integrate specialized modalities to meet the diverse needs and tailored to you, your family, or your child.
Developmental
Play Therapy
A child-centered approach where play provides a safe, symbolic language for young people to express their feelings and navigate challenges.
Supportive
Attachment-Based Therapy
Filial Play Therapy focusing on nurturing and repairing the vital connections between caregivers and children to build a lasting foundation of safety and trust.
Trauma-Focused
EMDR Therapy
Evidence-based desensitization to help process distressing memories, reducing the emotional impact of past trauma in a gentle, supportive way.
Skills-Based
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Empowering young people with concrete tools for mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and relationship skills in an affirming space.
Relational
Animal-Assisted Therapy
Through interaction, play, and shared routines with an animal, people can practice trust, empathy, and coping skills in a way that feels natural, playful, and empowering.
Creative Path
Sandtray Therapy
A calming, sensory-based modality using miniatures to build three-dimensional scenes, allowing for deep reflection and self-expression.
Cognitive
TF-CBT & Anxiety Exposure
Structured support to process trauma and gently address fears through Anxiety Exposure Therapy, building resilience and courage over time.