You don't have to leave parts of yourself behind to heal.
Perhaps you've spent years understanding your patterns, reading the books, talking things through, and doing everything you can to feel better, yet something still feels stuck. You long to feel calmer in your body, more connected to yourself, more confident in your relationships, and more at home in your own life.
I specialize in somatic therapy for adults navigating trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, and the emotional impact of living between cultures. I work with adults who are deeply committed to their personal growth and ready to move beyond survival into a life that feels more authentic, connected, and fully their own.
With almost 25 years of experience in clinical psychotherapy, I bring together Body-Mind Integrated Psychology, attachment-based work, nervous system regulation, and trauma-informed care. Together, we explore not only your thoughts and emotions, but also the messages your body has been carrying, often for many years. Your body is not working against you; it has been doing its best to protect you.
I'm Brazilian, from Salvador, Bahia, and moved to Seattle in 2007. I know the losses that come with migration, and the feeling of living "in between," no longer fully at home in your country of origin or yet in the one you chose.
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I am an intercultural and somatic psychotherapist and trauma specialist, and I have practiced for almost 25 years in Brazil and in the U.S., working with a culturally diverse population. I hold a master's degree in Existential and Phenomenological Psychology from Seattle University and a degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.
I worked for five years as a licensed psychologist in South America, in private practice and as part of a multi-professional team assisting low-income families through the post-graduate program in Family Health. In the U.S., I have extensive experience working with immigrants and multicultural families, providing counseling and psychosocial assessments for immigration cases. I also offer workshops for women on the embodied feminine and trauma healing.
My past clinical experiences include serving minorities and marginalized communities, crisis intervention services, and private group practice. I have a strong belief in social justice and that everyone's stories deserve to be heard. I am aware of my own privilege as a cisgender white woman, and I am committed to social justice and to healing from the trauma of patriarchy.
I hold a deep passion for the human being and for the innate capacity for transformation and resilience that lives within all of us. I see trauma not only as an injury of the past, but as a threshold toward greater self-awareness, integration and growth. By cultivating presence, embodiment and curiosity, I support people in reconnecting with their inner resources and re-establishing a sense of safety, meaning and vitality in their lives.
