Hi! I’m Elise (she/her).

Therapy is an amazing healing tool and journey. It is also heavily reliant on the therapeutic relationship being a good fit, so here is some information about me. If it resonates with you, I'd love to meet to see if we are a good fit, and be a part of your healing journey.

A bit about me: I am a deeply passionate person and passionate about the work that I do as a therapist. I've been a therapist since 2009. After several years, I decided to specialize in trauma therapy, as I quickly saw how trauma (the capital T traumas and lower case t traumas) impacts everyone. Trauma inherently makes us feel unsafe in the world, and it can hold us back. I do a lot of somatic work surrounding how your emotions and memories are stored in your body. I’m also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I use those modalities, amongst many other therapeutic tools in my tool belt. I also work with people struggling with depression, anxiety, disordered eating behaviors, impulsive behaviors, life changes/transitions, grief/bereavement, and relationship dynamic struggles. 

I strongly believe that a therapist can only take you as far as they've been willing to go themselves, and am transparent about the deeper work I have done and continue to do as a therapist. I am committed to continue learning and growing as a human and as a therapist. Other things I am passionate about are fitness/strength training, activism, dogs (I have 2 but wish I had 5), broadway musicals, reiki, long walks outside with my dog, and guacamole. 

I named my LLC Roots and Wings Therapy because getting to the root in a safe and supportive therapy space will bring you true liberation. I am passionate and committed to helping you get there; not to change you, but to help you become the truest and freest version of yourself. The goal is not to feel better. It is to get better at feeling what you are feeling, and when you get better at feeling, you do feel better. 

If any of this resonates with you, reach out and we’ll schedule a free 15-20 min consult to see if I am the right fit for you and your goals.