About Me

For nearly 20 years, I’ve helped people navigate life’s inner terrain—healing from trauma, managing anxiety and depression, or seeking clarity through spiritual and somatic reflection.

After years in high-volume therapy settings, I began to feel misaligned. I saw the cracks in systems that rushed people through their healing. What I wanted—what I knew clients needed—was more presence. More connection. More depth.

That’s why I created Trailhead Holistic Counseling: to offer something slower, more intuitive, more human. A space to truly land in yourself.

Before becoming a therapist, I studied anthropology—which deeply shapes how I understand healing. Across cultures, healing was never just clinical—it was creative, spiritual, embodied. It was connected to nature, community, and ritual.

That lineage still speaks to me.

While I don’t practice shamanic healing formally, I’m inspired by traditions that honor the full self—body, mind, soul, and shadow. I believe healing is less about fixing and more about remembering: your rhythm, your wholeness, your connection to the world around you.

Outside the therapy room, you’ll find me in bookstores, digging through record bins, photographing quiet corners of nature, or rewatching Star Wars (again). I find peace on the trail, joy in movement, and occasional heartbreak as a lifelong Cubs fan.

These aren’t just hobbies—they’re the ways I reconnect with myself.
And that’s the kind of healing I support: real, embodied, imperfect, and whole.

I don’t believe healing happens through talking alone.

My work blends somatic therapy (inspired by Hakomi), mindfulness, spiritual reflection, and trauma-focused care. We slow down and listen—not just to your thoughts, but to your body, your breath, and your deeper knowing.

This is about more than symptom relief—it’s about reconnection. With your body. With nature. With the parts of you that have been silenced, shamed, or forgotten.

My background in anthropology deeply shapes how I hold this space. Across cultures, healing has always been more than clinical—it’s been embodied, communal, creative, and sacred. I draw from that wisdom while staying rooted in evidence-based practice.

Whether we’re walking a trail, in a quiet office, or connecting virtually, I show up fully—curious, grounded, and honest when it matters most.

This isn’t about fixing you. It’s about helping you come home to yourself, gently and powerfully.

I support adolescents, young adults, and heart-centered professionals navigating:

• Emotional trauma and burnout—especially when past therapy felt too clinical or invalidating
• Patterns like people-pleasing, overthinking, or emotional shutdown
• Life transitions—identity shifts, career crossroads, spiritual awakening
• Quiet anxiety, inner pressure, or feeling “not enough” despite high functioning
• Disconnection from nature, purpose, or embodied expression

Many of the people I work with are deeply self-aware—but tired of carrying it all alone. They’re looking for therapy that’s somatic, intuitive, and soul-centered—not just more talk.

This is also a space for men exploring healing beyond outdated roles... and for anyone drawn to a slower, more nature-connected way of being.

We don’t rush. We don’t bypass. We move with curiosity, creativity, and compassion.