How I Help:

Chronic pain and stress-related symptoms don’t mean you’re broken. They often mean your nervous system has been stuck in protection mode for too long.

When the brain and body stay braced for danger — whether from injury, trauma, minority stress, medical dismissal, or years of pushing through — they can continue generating pain, fatigue, migraines, gut issues, or anxiety long after the original threat has passed.

My work focuses on helping your nervous system feel safe enough to stop sounding the alarm.

Trauma, Minority Stress & Nervous System Overload

For many LGBTQIA+ and trans clients, the body has learned to stay vigilant.

Political uncertainty, identity-based stress, religious trauma, medical trauma, and attachment wounds can keep the nervous system in chronic activation.

When that happens, symptoms often follow:

  • Anxiety that won’t settle

  • Hypervigilance

  • Depression or shutdown

  • A body that feels tense, braced, or exhausted

In therapy, we gently work with these patterns at the nervous system level — not just cognitively — so your body can experience safety again.

What This Work Looks Like

Our work may include:

✔ Understanding how your brain learned to protect you through pain or symptoms
✔ Identifying triggers that activate flare cycles
✔ Processing underlying trauma safely and gradually
✔ Learning regulation tools that calm overactivation
✔ Rebuilding trust in your body

Over time, many clients experience:

  • Reduced pain intensity

  • Fewer flare-ups

  • Increased energy

  • Greater emotional stability

  • A sense of safety in their own body

This Approach Might Be Right For You If:

You’ve tried multiple treatments and still feel stuck

  • You’re tired of being told “nothing is wrong”

  • You suspect stress or trauma may be playing a role in symptoms

  • You want an LGBTQIA+-affirming therapist who understands systemic stress

  • You’re ready to address the root — not just manage symptoms

Healing doesn’t require you to ignore your reality.

It requires helping your nervous system update its story about danger.

If this resonates, I invite you to schedule a free 20-minute consultation.