Hi, I’m Liza, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), EMDR Consultant, and lifelong student of embodiment and inner wisdom. I help young adults, adults, parents, and therapists connect to the self-trust, groundedness, and steadiness already inside them.

My therapeutic style integrates body and mind so all parts of you can feel seen, grounded, centered, and whole. In our work together, we gently befriend your emotions with compassion, rewire reactive patterns, and teach your nervous system it’s safe to rest again. We go at the pace of your nervous system so that you feel safe and all parts of you are on board. As a mother and someone who identifies as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and has experienced anxiety firsthand, I know how uncomfortable it can feel to be stuck in overwhelm and self-judgment. Having majored in Spanish and lived in South America for a couple years after college, I am bilingual in Spanish and English. Este es un espacio donde eres bienvenida/o tal como eres.

Many of the people who come to work with me have tried to “fix” themselves through thought-based approaches. They often say, “I understand it intellectually, but I don’t feel it.” I am here to tell you that nothing needs to be “fixed”, because you are not broken. You are already whole, exactly as you are. Through working with your body, we can create a felt sense of safety that allows you both understand and feel it.

Together we tune out the noise to reconnect to that wholeness inside. Our work together goes deeper. We listen to the language of the body, gently explore the nervous system, and meet emotions with curiosity and compassion, allowing unfinished cycles and unmet needs that may be frozen in time to soften, move, and find completion so that you can be the most authentic you.

My deepest hope is that you come to feel your innate wholeness and enoughness, and learn to offer yourself the tenderness, protection, and nourishment you deserve. By working with your system rather than against it, a lasting sense of groundedness and steadiness naturally emerges and holds you through the waves of life.

All are welcome here. I work from a foundation of cultural humility and am committed to anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and LGBTQ+ affirming care, which is an approach largely shaped by my upbringing. I grew up with two moms in a queer household, and not seeing my family reflected in mainstream culture gave me an early understanding of what it means to feel “othered.” At the same time, I hold my work with the humility that I don’t fully understand all the ways my clients or other communities may experience marginalization and I approach it with curiosity. I am committed to the lifelong learning of antiracism and work to decolonize my practice as a therapist. 

I also attended meditation and yoga camps from a very young age. Through these early embodied practices, I bring a deeply spiritual (but non-religious) lens to my work, rooted in connection to self, others, and our shared humanity and based in mindfulness. I’m deeply honored to witness people come home to themselves, cultivating safety within their bodies and living from a place of self-trust and steadiness.