Despite narcissistic abuse and the aftermath of emotionally immature parenting being common (and becoming ever more visible), the pool of healing providers remains low. It requires strong knowledge in the abuse cycle, pathology, personality science, human development, attachment trauma, and trauma treatment skills.

This niche of therapy has become my passion and mission- not only providing direct treatment and therapy to clients but also educating other professionals in how to more effectively treat their own clients using my own protocol I have named "HEART" (Healing Emotionally After Relationship Trauma).

HEART encompasses psychoeducation, cognitive strategies, and somatic techniques to generate the best possible long term outcomes. HEART guides survivors through 4 predictable phases of therapy; Stabilization and Hope, Psychoeducation, trauma treatment/self-reparenting, and Living with Self-Love/Maintenance. Exercises from CBT, IFS, EMDR, Transactional Analysis, Narrative Therapy, and Somatic Therapy are incorporated to aid in navigating through the later phases of healing.

Through years of experience and specialized training, I not only understand the ins and outs of these dynamics, but I also know how to work with and resolve the #1 "misery causing" symptom- cognitive dissonance (the constant back and forth feeling in our minds of trying to make sense of the non-sense. trying to figure out if it was even abuse to begin with, and trying to figure out who is "good" and who is "bad".)

The phases, and the emphasis on resolving cognitive dissonance, provide needed predictable structure while still allowing the flexibility for individual needs while we work together in resolving cognitive dissonance, trauma symptoms and positioning the survivor for a more fulfilling and enjoyable life.