Counseling Services

Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Therapy in Salt Lake City, UT

I offer both in-person and telehealth sessions to best meet your needs, providing specialized care for adults and young adults navigating trauma, religious trauma, anxiety, depression, faith transitions, PTSD, C-PTSD, life transitions, and grief & loss. I also offer support for psychedelic preparation and integration.

Below is more about each area I specialize in and how I approach the work.

Religious Trauma & Faith Transitions

Leaving a high-demand religion or navigating a faith transition can bring up complicated grief, shame, fear, and identity confusion — even when the change was right for you. I help clients process these experiences using Internal Family Systems (IFS), supporting you in reclaiming autonomy and rebuilding a sense of self outside of a belief system that once defined you.

Trauma, PTSD & C-PTSD

Whether trauma stems from a single event or repeated, chronic experiences over time, healing is possible. I use IFS and EMDR together to help clients process traumatic memories, calm nervous system activation, and build a renewed sense of safety in the body and mind.

Anxiety & Depression

Anxiety and depression often develop as protective responses to earlier pain. Rather than only managing symptoms, I work with clients to understand what these patterns are protecting them from, so relief can be lasting rather than temporary.

Grief & Loss

Grief doesn't move in a straight line, and it isn't limited to death; it can follow the end of a relationship, the death of a pet, a major life transition, or the loss of a life you once expected to have. I support clients in processing grief at their own pace, using IFS to make room for all the parts of you that are responding to loss.

Life Transitions & Generational Trauma

Big life changes such as a move, a career shift, a shift in relationships or identity can surface old patterns and unprocessed pain passed down through family systems. I help clients understand these patterns with compassion rather than judgment, so they can move forward with more clarity and choice.

Psychedelic Preparation & Integration

For clients exploring psychedelic-assisted experiences through legal, external providers, I offer preparation and integration support to help process and make meaning of these experiences safely and thoughtfully.

LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care

I provide affirming, judgment-free therapy for LGBTQIA+ individuals, including support for those navigating identity alongside religious trauma or family estrangement.

My Approach

I primarily draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS) — I'm Level 2 trained through the IFS Institute and received additional training directly from Dick Schwartz, the founder of IFS. I also integrate EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and strengths-based approaches depending on what best fits your needs.