Layton, UT
For the moment you know something has to change. One of a kind therapy in Layton, UT.
Layton, UT. . . what a weird way to start a paragraph. And yet, this page is all about location - where my office physically exists in the world, and how naming it at the beginning of these opening paragraphs, according to the website gurus, will help you find me. So, weirdness aside, Layton, UT is where I’m at. If you have found your way to me, you are probably someone who has spent years trying harder, learning more, and pushing through, only to realize that the exhaustion runs deeper than any self-help book can reach. You can’t bite your tongue any harder to keep a peace that only exists on the outside. In fact, this swallowing of your truth has become more painful that you can stand. I meet you here - in the scary, messy place of “I can’t do this anymore” and “I don’t know how to stop.”
I offer therapy services in Layton, UT and surrounding communities, providing both in-person and online sessions for adults ready to stop abandoning themselves and start building a life that actually feels like their own.
Layton, UT sits nestled against the stunning Wasatch Mountains, where natural beauty meets the everyday realities of life in northern Utah. But, as you know, living in a beautiful place does not protect us from inner storms. I serve individuals throughout Layton and Davis County who are ready to move beyond surface-level solutions and explore the deeper roots of their struggles through deeply grounded trauma therapy, somatic therapy, dance/ movement therapy, and parts work.
A Different Kind of Therapy
You have probably tried the conventional approaches. Maybe you have read the books, listened to the podcasts, and journaled until your hand shriveled up and refused to write one more letter.. Some of it helped for a while. But here you are, still feeling like something fundamental has not shifted.
That is because intellectual understanding alone rarely transforms our deepest wounds. The patterns keeping you stuck did not originate in your thinking mind. They began in your body, in your nervous system, in the earliest moments when you learned that survival meant becoming someone other than who you truly were.
My approach integrates the body, creativity, and relational attunement in ways traditional talk therapy often misses. Through my deeply honed embodied presence, dance/movement therapy, somatic therapy, therapeutic writing, authentic movement, and parts work, we access the places where healing actually needs to happen.
This is not about fixing what is wrong with you. I do not believe anything is fundamentally wrong with you. Every symptom, every protective behavior, every wall you have built has served an important purpose. Now we can explore together whether those strategies are still serving you or whether they have become their own kind of prison.
I specialize in working with adults who carry complex histories. My clients are often deep thinkers and natural seekers who have moved beyond quick fixes. They are hardworking individuals who have hit a wall, people navigating complicated family dynamics, and those who feel invisible despite doing everything "right."
Perhaps you were the peacekeeper or the parentified child who held everyone together while your own needs went unmet. Maybe you are facing the loss of a parent, and that grief is tangled with relief, confusion, and guilt. You might be tired of shapeshifting to maintain relationships or swallowing your truth to keep the peace.
If you see yourself here, you might be exactly the kind of person I love working with.
Who I Work With
SERVICES
Trauma Therapy
I see you. Trauma therapy is for the part of you that's exhausted from holding it all together while dying on the inside. Together, we dive down into those guarded places—not to tear down walls, but to finally let your body exhale.
Grief Counseling
Your grief is tangled and twisted—and that's not wrong. Grief counseling here holds space for the love and the anger, the relief and the guilt. You're not failing at grief. You're feeling all of it. Let's tend to it together.
Somatic Therapy
Your body has been screaming what your mind keeps overriding. Somatic therapy trusts that the tension, the shutdown, the knot in your stomach—it's all wisdom. I work with your body as our guide, because some truths can only be felt.
Movement Therapy
You've lived from the neck up long enough. Movement therapy invites your body back into the conversation—to express what words can't reach. This isn't about getting it right. It's about letting yourself be moved.
Attachment Therapy
I see the shapeshifting. The self-abandonment. The ways you've bent yourself to keep connection. Attachment therapy helps you understand these patterns—and finally reclaim what it means to show up as yourself in relationships.
What Makes My Practice Different
I am a fire walker myself - I have a wild spirit that leads me straight into and through pain. Not because I love to torture myself, although you may wonder?! Leaning in, facing, then moving through pain is the road map to freedom, magic, and purpose. Early on I learned to hide pain, to smile big and sweetly, to be so perfect so that no one would see how much I was hurting. Think “good girl” but on steroids. This saved my life during a time when the people around me were not able to acknowledge the truth or tolerate their own pain. This, while protecting me and bringing much needed connection, caused deep and profound pain in my body, and spirit. It hurts to smile when everything inside is burning. I know intimately what this healing journey costs and what it can give back. Naming the truth, accompanying pain rather than denying and shoving it down . . . this is what allows real joy, ease, and connection. I welcome all of you, including the resistance, defenses, and parts you think are too ugly to show anyone. You show up as you are, and I meet you there fully.
I think we know when we are in the presence of someone who isn’t just talking the talk. A guide who gets it? It feels different. Our body softens just a little bit. We can defend one teensy bit less - which is really all we need to begin. Your body will know if this feels true, if what I'm saying resonates. I also bring playfulness and warmth to serious work because diving into pain does not have to be grim. And I incorporate creativity, movement, and experimentation because healing is not linear and does not always happen through talking.
Serving Layton and Surrounding Communities
I work with clients throughout Davis County and northern Utah, including Kaysville, Farmington, Syracuse, Clearfield, Clinton, Roy, Ogden, Bountiful, and Salt Lake City. Online therapy makes it possible to work with clients throughout Utah who resonate with my approach.
FAQs About Therapy in Layton, UT
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Yes, I offer both in-person and online therapy for Layton residents and surrounding Davis County communities. In-person sessions provide the full embodied experience of working together, while online sessions offer flexibility and comfort.
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I work with clients throughout Davis County including Kaysville, Farmington, Syracuse, Clearfield, Clinton, Roy, Ogden, and Bountiful. Online therapy extends my reach throughout Utah.
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Traditional talk therapy engages primarily with cognitive understanding. Somatic therapy recognizes that trauma and emotional patterns are stored in the body. We work with bodily sensations, movement, and physical experience to access material that talking alone cannot reach - and then integrate it with some verbal processing.
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No dance training or special physical abilities are required. This approach uses your innate capacity for movement to access emotions and process experiences. Sessions meet you exactly where you are.
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Complicated grief involves contradictory feelings: love tangled with resentment, relief mixed with guilt. I create space for all these experiences without rushing toward resolution, allowing grief to unfold in its own way.
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Relational neuroscience is basically a framework that brings together many different fields of study into one perspective - its essence is the science of connection and how it shapes who we are. We aren’t just brains in jars walking around doing brain things. Our brains are social, wired for connection and our connections literally shape who we are. One of the ways this shows up is in the various relational maps our brain has made throughout our lives; these represent the different parts of us, the different parts of others, and the relationships that came from these parts. Each part is wise. We might have a scared child, a scary adult, and the tendrils of their relationship; or a playful child, a fun parent, and the felt sense of this relationship. These maps represent the various ways you relate to this adult - the complexity. Parts work recognizes that we contain different aspects of ourselves that sometimes conflict. Through a relational neuroscience lens, we understand how these parts developed in response to early experiences and can be updated through new relational experiences in therapy.
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There is no universal timeline because each person's history and healing process are unique. We regularly check in about progress and adjust our approach based on what serves you.
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Many clients have had previous therapy that felt limited. My integrative approach combining somatic work, movement, and creativity offers something different. The three-session commitment lets you experience this before deciding to continue. Right fit matters. Your body and mind will know whether working with me feels like a yes.
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Chronic burnout often stems from nervous system patterns of overworking and self-abandonment. We work somatically to help your system learn that rest and ease are actually safe.
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Absolutely. The essential elements of attunement, presence, and guidance through bodily awareness translate meaningfully to virtual space. Many clients find their home environment actually supports deeper exploration.
Getting Started
We begin with a free consultation to explore whether working together feels right. If we decide to move forward, I ask for a commitment to three initial sessions. During this time, we get to know each other and you experience how we might work together. At the end, we decide together whether to continue.
Click here for my fees. I provide superbills for those wishing to seek reimbursement through out-of-network benefits. For questions about scheduling, please reach out directly.