I'm a trauma therapist who brings scientific rigor and compassionate realism to emotional healing. Rather than pathologizing everyday struggles or offering quick fixes, I help clients accurately assess their emotional wounds—distinguishing between daily friction, emotional pain, and genuine trauma—so we can choose the healing approach that actually fits their experience. My work emphasizes human resilience and adaptability, guiding people to reclaim their agency in recovery while honoring the complexity of their pain. With expertise in trauma, attachment wounds, and emotional regulation, I create space for clients to understand their responses as intelligent adaptations rather than signs of brokenness, fostering hope grounded in neuroscience rather than wishful thinking.