Specialities- What I Help with

At Roots of Healing, you don’t have to navigate these struggles alone. Here are some of the most common challenges I help clients through in therapy.

Anxiety

Your mind won’t stop racing, and your body feels the toll of carrying constantly worry.

  • Your mind feels as busy as LA traffic—racing thoughts weaving in and out without pause. You wish you could quiet it, but instead your body joins in: a racing heart, shallow breath, tense muscles. And you’re tired of hearing unhelpful advice like “just stop worrying” or “it’s all in your head.” Because for you, it isn’t that simple—the weight of anxiety is real, and it impacts both your mind and your body.

    In therapy, we’ll slow things down together so you can learn to calm your body, quiet your mind, and finally feel some space to breathe again.

People-Pleasing

You’ve learned to put everyone else first—leaving little space for yourself.

  • Somewhere along the way, you learned that to be loved, you had to put others first. Over time, that’s meant sacrificing parts of yourself. Now, you find yourself feeling resentful—pouring into everyone else’s cup while yours stays empty. And when you finally ask for support, the very people who benefited most make you feel guilty for needing care too.

    In therapy, we’ll create space for your needs and your voice, helping you set boundaries with compassion and reclaim the parts of yourself you’ve had to push aside.

Trauma

You’ve carried the weight of painful experiences alone for too long—and part of you is still waiting for comfort.

  • The pain you’ve carried is locked away, like a vault deep inside. A younger version of you—the one who went through it—is still waiting for comfort, for someone to say “you’re not alone.” Part of you longs for others to provide that safety, while another part feels scared to face it at all. The push-and-pull is exhausting, and yet, the need for healing is still there.

    In our work, we’ll go gently, at your pace, so you can begin to reconnect with those parts of you that have been holding the weight of trauma—bringing them the compassion, safety, and care they’ve needed all along.

Relationships

No matter how much you give, it feels like it’s never enough.

  • You feel like no matter what you do, it’s never enough. Even when some people in your life reassure you, the voices that say you’re falling short seem to stay the loudest. No matter how much you try to push those thoughts away, they linger—and leave you questioning your worth in relationships.

    In our work together, we’ll untangle those patterns so you can feel more secure, connected, and confident in your relationships.

Perfectionism

  • As long as you’re performing well, it feels possible to keep uncomfortable emotions at bay. But the moment you make a mistake, receive criticism, or fall short of “perfect,” everything comes crashing in. You feel the weight of failure, and your inner critic steps in—trying to protect you from ever making another mistake, even if it means carrying the burden of relentless self-criticism.

    Together, we’ll soften that inner critic and build a new way of relating to yourself—one rooted in self-compassion, balance, and the freedom to be human without the weight of perfection.

Even small mistakes feel like failure, and your inner critic never lets you forget it.

What is Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS is a therapeutic approach that is becoming more popularity known and sought out for therapy. This approach helps people understand and heal their inner world by getting to know the different “parts” of themselves.

In IFS, we believe that:

  • All parts are welcome. Even the ones that feel "bad" or "too much" are actually trying to help you in some way.

  • You are not your parts. There is a calm, wise core within you, called the Self, that can lead with compassion and clarity.

  • Healing happens when we listen to parts with curiosity rather than judgment.

Instead of trying to silence or fight your anxiety, anger, or self-doubt, IFS helps you gently turn toward those parts and understand why they’re showing up.

We all have different parts within us, like the part that pushes you to overthink, trying to protect you from embarrassment, failure, or shame.


There might be a part that feels angry because people are constantly taking advantage of you.


A numbing part might step in to help you zone out, scroll endlessly, or disconnect when things feel too overwhelming.

And then, there's the part that is your true self — the calm, curious, compassionate, and clear core of who you are.

Why I often use IFS in therapy

IFS allows us to work gently and deeply , without forcing you to relive past trauma or rush into change. Together, we create a safe space to:

  • Listen to your inner experience with curiosity

  • Build compassion toward yourself

  • Help your parts feel less burdened, less stuck

  • Reconnect with the calm, confident Self that’s always been there

If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, I invite you to reach out. Let’s schedule a consultation to see if we’re a good fit.

What is Attachment-Based Therapy

Attachment-based therapy is a therapeutic approach that focuses on the deep, often unconscious ways our early relationships shape how we connect with ourselves and others in our day-to-day lives.

In early life, we form attachment patterns based on how safe, loved, and supported we felt with our caregivers (i.e. parents). These patterns don’t disappear and they influence how we handle conflict, trust (or distrust) others, cope with rejection and criticism, express our needs and emotions, and set or avoid boundaries.

The goal with attachment therapy is to help gently explore those patterns, focus on understanding how it still impacts your present, rather than to focus on blaming your past.

When early relationships were marked by inconsistency, neglect, enmeshment, or rejection, you may have developed protective strategies like:

  • People-pleasing or over-functioning

  • Emotional withdrawal or shutting down

  • Fear of abandonment or intense need for reassurance

  • Difficulty trusting or depending on others

  • Feeling "too much" or "not enough"

Attachment therapy helps you:

  • Recognize these patterns with compassion, not judgment

  • Understand the unmet needs behind your reactions

  • Build healthier, more secure ways of relating

  • Strengthen your relationship with yourself and others

What It Might Feel Like in Our Work Together

You might find yourself saying things like:

  • “I always feel like I’m too much for people.”

  • “I shut down when people get close.”

  • “I keep choosing partners who aren’t emotionally available.”

  • “I crave connection but don’t trust anyone to really be there.”

Attachment-based therapy offers a space to be seen, not judged, as we gently explore those patterns and help you create new ones, being grounded in safety, trust, and connection.

If you're noticing parts of yourself in what you've read, I invite you to reach out. Let’s connect and see if working together feels like the right next step in your healing journey.