Your garden reflects the story of your life — the conditions, seasons, and influences it has received over time. This includes legacies passed down through generations. Some of the patterns continue to serve you, while others are ready to flower into new possibilities.

The beginning of therapy is really just seeing what's there. We take the time to notice what's already growing, what needs tending, and what's waiting to be discovered. Sometimes we spend many sessions there, building the safety and trust needed before any deeper work can unfold. This isn't about quick fixes or immediate changes, it's about becoming observers of the emotions, body sensations, and thoughts of your inner world as it is now. This can look like slowing down your present moment experience, noticing what happens in your body around certain themes, and leaning into curiosity about what is alive for you.

Then, we'll decide which areas require care and begin inviting change by tilling the soil of your experience through creating space by gently uncovering buried feelings and planting seeds of new possibilities. Different areas of growth may call for different approaches: somatic work, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, or Lifespan Integration. Each offers a way to experience yourself in new and empowering ways.

All gardens benefit from regular tending. This process takes time and patience both with yourself and the journey. As your therapist, I serve as both witness and guide, helping create the conditions for you to reconnect with your inner gardener — the part of you that has always known how to tend to yourself. As healing unfolds, your garden becomes a place where all parts of your story can coexist peacefully, creating a rich and integrated inner world that supports who you're becoming.