My bachelor’s degree from the University of California - Santa Cruz (biology w/an emphasis in biochemistry) gave me a solid foundation to dive into a targeted practitioner training at The School of Applied Functional Medicine

Learning how the systems of the body are interconnected showed me that the ways in which the body responds to its environment makes complete sense. I can look at health challenges with an understanding that the body responds from a place of evolutionary wisdom rather than because it’s broken. This allows me to make targeted adjustments that encourage the body to have a different response.

I utilize principles from Neurosomatic Experience Therapy and HeartMath to regulate the nervous system, both amidst adverse experiences and/or afterwards. These techniques teach resilience as it is not possible to sustainably supplement your way out of stress. When we work on the level of the nervous system we can be free from the story the mind wants to perseverate on

My training will never end…thank goodness

• BA in Biology ~ University of California, Santa Cruz

• AFMC Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner ~ The School of Applied Functional Medicine

• On-going Ed, short courses ~ The Microbiome Restoration Center

• Trauma-sensitive Heart Math Certified ~ Heart Math Institute

• Somatic ExperiencingTherapy ~ Body Therapy Center

• Systema training (incorporates breathwork, bodywork & martial arts)

• Certified Doula ~ La Matrona

• In-home hospice care