We can begin with what you’re experiencing.
You don’t need to know what kind of work you need before you come in. You don’t need to decide whether something is coming from your muscles, fascia, posture, nervous system, an old injury, stress, or something else.
You can come because your neck hurts. Because your jaw is always tight. Because movement doesn’t feel as easy as it used to. Because you’ve been living with pain for years. Or because you feel tense or unsettled in your body and aren’t quite sure why.
We can start there.
Different approaches, an ongoing exploration of embodiment.
Several approaches inform my work, including Rolfing and Structural Integration, biodynamic craniosacral therapy, somatic therapy, visceral manipulation, and yoga therapy. Each offers a different perspective on the body, movement, and human experience.
Each has its own history and ways of working. Sometimes our work may draw primarily from one approach. At other times, several may come together within a single session, or we may move between them as our work develops over time.
What connects them in my practice is an interest in embodiment.
For me, embodiment involves much more than noticing sensations or becoming aware of the body. It includes how we experience ourselves, how we move and organize ourselves, how we relate to our surroundings and other people, and how all of these influence one another.
The different approaches offer ways of exploring these relationships. Sometimes that exploration involves touch, sometimes movement, sometimes attention or conversation. And sometimes a change in one area opens possibilities somewhere else.
I’ve spent many years studying these approaches and the relationships between them. The individual pages are there if you’d like to learn more about each one.
You don’t need to choose a modality before coming in.
What might working together look like?
There isn’t one standard session.
Sometimes our work may look recognizably like hands-on bodywork. We might work with areas that feel restricted, explore relationships between different parts of the body, or notice what changes when movement or support becomes available somewhere new.
Touch can range from firm and direct to extremely light. We may work lying down, sitting, standing, or moving. At times we may explore breathing, balance, sensation, coordination, or how you experience a particular movement.
Conversation can also be part of the work—not as psychotherapy, but because what you notice, what makes sense to you, and how you experience what we’re doing matter.
And sometimes a useful session may involve very little touch.
You don’t need to figure it out beforehand.
Part of my job is not knowing too quickly.
I bring what I’ve learned through years of studying bodies, movement, touch, pain, and nervous systems. At the same time, I recognize that I can’t look at someone and immediately know everything about what they’re experiencing or what might be useful.
We can explore together. That might mean noticing what changes when I work somewhere seemingly unrelated to the place that hurts. It might mean trying a movement and seeing what happens, or discovering that something that usually feels helpful isn’t particularly useful today.
As we learn more about what is happening, the work can change and develop with us.
Your participation matters.
I don’t think good bodywork requires surrendering your body to an expert.
You are welcome to ask questions, change position, move, speak, stay quiet, ask for more or less pressure, decline something I suggest, or tell me that something simply doesn’t feel right.
There is no prize for tolerating uncomfortable work.
Sometimes intensity is useful. Sometimes it isn’t. More pressure doesn’t necessarily mean more progress, and discomfort isn’t evidence that something important is being “released.”
I want the work to leave room for your own perception and agency—not replace them.
Your first session
We’ll begin by talking about what brings you in, what you’ve been experiencing, and anything from your history that seems relevant.
From there, we’ll start working.
You don’t need to prepare anything special, and you don’t need to arrive with a perfectly articulated goal. What you know about your experience is enough to begin.
As we work, I’ll probably ask questions and invite you to notice things. You’re not expected to give a particular answer or feel something profound. Sometimes what we notice is subtle. Sometimes it’s obvious. Sometimes we’re simply trying something and seeing what happens.
If you have questions about what to wear, how sessions are structured, or other practical details, you can find more information in the Frequently Asked Questions .
How often should you come?
There isn’t a required series.
Some people come with a relatively focused concern. Others find it useful to work together over a longer period of time. Sessions might be closer together for a while and then become less frequent, or you may return when something new comes up.
We can talk about what seems useful as we go. Booking a first session doesn’t commit you to a course of treatment.
You can start with what you know.
Bring what you’re experiencing. I’ll bring what I’ve learned. From there, we’ll work together to discover what might be useful.
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