Counseling for teens, adults, groups, and partners
I work with individual clients (age 16+), couples/partners/families, and groups in person in Fairbanks, or virtually throughout Alaska (and soon Minnesota!)
Here’s how to proceed:
Step 1: Book a free 20-minute discovery call or send me an email to see if we’re a good fit and if I have any upcoming availability that works for you.
Step 2: I will send you an email invitation to the Sessions Health client portal. Complete the paperwork indicated in the portal.
Step 3: Sessions will notify me you’ve completed the required paperwork and I will verify any insurance then schedule your first session. At this intake session we’ll discuss your goals and further scheduling.
Visit my Costs & Payments page for info on rates and insurance.
*Self-authorship and choice are cornerstones of my counseling ethos, and for this reason I do not work with court-mandated adults or minors who do not actively want to be in therapy.
Therapy modalities
Although I am a registered dance/movement therapist, I will collaborate with you to find the style of counseling that best fits your needs. We'll explore your personal neurobiology to discover embodied self-care skills that enhance your adaptive responses to stress and trauma, decrease loneliness and isolation, and invite joy through play and imagination.
Visit my About page for more on what it’s like to work with me.
You are not too much— let’s find a kinder, gentler way to befriend your body, mind, and spirit!
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Dance/movement therapy is a branch of the expressive arts with a unique orientation toward the body. We'll ask neurobiological questions like how we are sensing cues of safety and unsafety and what prior experiences affect those senses. We'll look for embodied resources that work for you-- there is no cookie cutter workbook solution here because every body's lived experience is different. Click here to learn more.
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Depending on your needs, we may use poetry, writing, art, music, movement, or drama interventions to explore feelings and search for joy and resilience. Absolutely no prior arts experience required. Click here to learn more.
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Brainspotting is a specific somatic method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain by gazing in specific directions. This bottom up approach can be used by anyone for a variety of therapeutic goals. Click here to learn more.
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Sand tray (or sand play) and other archetype based work is commonly used in psychoanalysis and depth psychology. Click here to learn more.
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The Somatic Relationship Therapy Program is currently available in person only in Fairbanks in a 4-6 week format. Click here to learn more.
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Most of the modalities above can be offered as group therapy which provides valuable opportunities for connection and community healing. Click here to learn more.
Brighton at Fairbanks Somatic Therapy and Wellness explains what Dance Movement Therapy is, how it works, and how it can help people overcome trauma, manage their emotional responses, and explore their inner worlds.