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Most people meet me for the first time in a therapy space. They see the steady chair, the soft lamp, the quiet room where stories unfold. But the work I do, and the person I am, extends far beyond that space. The path that led me to this profession has been shaped by service, by community, and by standing alongside people who carry more than most will ever speak aloud. For over two decades, I have worked as a trauma therapist alongside veterans, service members, first respond

One of the first things I tell people is that trauma does not begin with language. It begins in the body. Long before someone can explain what happened, their nervous system has already reacted, adapted, and learned to protect them. That is why many people say, “I don’t know why I feel this way,” even when life looks calm on the surface. The body speaks first, and sometimes it speaks loudly. I have seen it in veterans whose breath catches in their throat as they remember a mo