My human services career began working with children who experienced abuse and neglect, and later expanded to supporting individuals and families navigating chronic illness, immigration, disability, housing instability, substance use concerns, and other significant life challenges. These experiences shaped my understanding of the many ways stress and trauma can affect our lives.

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Trauma is not always a single, identifiable event. It can also develop through ongoing experiences of feeling unsafe, unseen, invalidated, or unsupported. Whether acute or chronic, these experiences can impact the nervous system and contribute to anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional overwhelm, difficulty relaxing, and challenges feeling safe in everyday situations.

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Our stress response system developed to help protect us from danger. However, when stress or threats feel ongoing, our bodies may have difficulty returning to a sense of calm—even when we are no longer in immediate danger. This can be especially true for those who have experienced trauma, bullying, discrimination, chronic stress, or a lack of acceptance and support.

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Healing and support look different for everyone. I welcome conversations about both medication and non-medication approaches to help address the emotional, cognitive, and interpersonal impacts of trauma and support you in moving toward greater balance and well-being.

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