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I have been there...
You've never quite felt good enough.
You seem like someone who has it all together, but on the inside you can't seem to get it right.
You're anxious in your relationships, waiting for the moment someone pulls away. You compare yourself to everyone around you and you're your own worst critic. People you loved have hurt you, and it's left you doubting yourself.
This usually goes back further than we think — to a childhood where you learned love had to be earned or where you learned to keep the peace and stay small. Maybe you've been hurt by people who were supposed to be safe, in ways you've never fully healed from.
You are certainley not alone in this. Most of the people I work with have felt exactly this.
I know how frustrating and painful it is to want change and feel completely stuck on how to get there. Supporting someone as they move from feeling hopeless to realizing their whole expierence of life can transform is one of the things I love most about the work I do with clients.
What I've come to believe after years of doing this work is that the deepest healing happens when we go to the root, beyond coping strategies.
Not just learning to live with the pain, but finding the wound underneath it — the part of you that believes you're unlovable, or not enough — and healing it. That's when things really start to change.
I see it all the time. Clients come to me feeling stuck and lost, down on their lives and on themselves. And by the end of our work together, they have a love for themselves they've never had before. They're excited about their future. They have a confidence that no one can take from them.
I most often use EMDR, somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems, and AEDP which are ways of working with what's held in your body and not just what you can put into words. I also work relationally, meaning that it is important to me that you feel that you do not have to experience difficult things alone.
But there's no one-size-fits-all here. We'll figure out together which approach fits you best, because what matters to me is that you experience real, transformational change.
Relational
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Trauma-Informed
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Collaborative
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“Working with Isabel has had such a huge impact on my life. I honestly wasn’t sure therapy would work for me. I can genuinely say I feel like a completely different person now. I’m incredibly grateful I decided to do this work."
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- Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy - Nova Southeastern University
- Master's degree in Teaching - University of Washington
- Bachelor Degree in Psychology - Willamette University
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate (Texas )
- Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist ( New Jersey )
- Registered Marriage and Family Therapy Intern (Florida, IMT 4402)
- EMDR Training - EMDRIA Approved Certificate of Completion (40 hours classroom & 10 hours of consultation)
- Essentials of Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP): Radically Relational Interventions for Working with Complex Trauma (20 hours)
- Somatic Interventions in EMDR Therapy- Trauma Institute (3 hours)
- Healing Trauma: Working With Somatic Wounds- Embody Lab- (9 hours)
- Internal Family Systems For Healing Trauma- The Trauma Collective (6 hours)
Where readiness meets change.
While these patterns once served a purpose, they can begin to limit growth over time. In our work together, we don't stop at understanding where patterns came from. We actively work to heal what shaped them and create space for new ways of relating, responding, and moving through life
A systemic and narrative lens.
I approach therapy from a systemic and narrative lens, meaning we look beyond isolated experiences and consider the relationships, environments, and contexts that have shaped how you see yourself and the world. The stories we carry about who we are are shaped over time — and they can be revised to better align with what we want out of life.
I also integrate EMDR, Internal Family Systems, somatic and trauma-informed approaches to support deeper processing of experiences that may still live in the body or nervous system. This work allows past material to be held and integrated in a way that feels grounded and safe, rather than overwhelming.
From insight to lasting change.
Through a thoughtful, trauma-informed process, we focus on helping your system feel safer, more flexible, and better able to support the life you wantnow.
Over time, many clients notice they feel more grounded, more self-trusting, and more able to move forward with intention. As internal clarity grows, external changes often follow — in relationships, decision-making, and how life feels day to day.
Teens & adults
ready to grow.
I work with teens and adults who are motivated to grow and ready to engage in deeper self-exploration. Clients often come to this work when they feel ready to move beyond feeling stuck and want support in becoming more aligned with who they are and what they want from life.
I especially enjoy supporting teens, offering a steady and affirming space where they can explore identity, self-worth, and emotional experiences while developing confidence and self-understanding.
Begin your transformation here.
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