My guiding philosophy
Portals
Portals represent those mysterious moments when we cross into the unknown. They appear in fantasy novels, children’s stories, and art, but they also manifest in therapy, in the form of dream images, emotional breakthroughs, or significant life transitions.
These are threshold moments, invitations to transformation.
Portals offer a flexible, intuitive way to work with moments of change, unconscious material, and transformation. They help clients frame their experiences not as problems to fix, but as invitations to grow and see the world through a new lens.
The portal becomes a powerful symbol, not of escape, but of integration. Of crossing into a deeper knowing, and then returning with a new way of being.
Systems
Systems remind us that no one exists in isolation. We are shaped by the relationships, environments, and histories we move through, families, cultures, and inner narratives that all interweave to form the context of our lives.
In therapy, systems thinking invites us to look beyond individual symptoms and consider the larger patterns at play. It asks: What roles are we cast into? What has shaped who we are? And how might even a small shift ripple outward?
Working with systems helps clients understand their struggles not as personal failures, but as intelligent responses to the systems they live within. It offers a compassionate, relational lens, one that sees healing not as a solo act, but as something that echoes across connection.
Embodiment
Embodiment recognizes that the body and mind are deeply interconnected, not separate parts, but a living, dynamic whole. When something shifts inside us, whether a sensation, emotion, or belief, it shapes how we perceive and respond to the world around us.
At the same time, the environments we move through, the relationships we engage in, and the cultural messages we absorb influence our internal experience, often expressing themselves through the body.
This ongoing, two-way interaction means healing and change are never isolated to just thoughts, feelings, or external circumstances alone. Instead, they ripple through all parts of our experience, influencing one another in complex ways.
For example, feeling a tightness in the chest might point to an emotional response to stress, and by learning to regulate that bodily sensation, we can transform how we engage with the world.
In therapy, embodiment invites clients to reconnect with their felt sense, increase somatic awareness, and explore how their bodies carry both personal stories and cultural histories. This process opens the possibility of moving through life with greater presence, agency, and authentic connection.
