My goal as a counselor is to support my client's personal growth in a safe environment. The best part of my job is sitting with people through both challenging and exciting times in their lives. I am honored to get to be with them as they experience breakthroughs in their healing as well as gain skills for future difficulties. My role is as prominent or laid back as my client needs me to be, since this is their journey and I am the passenger. You don’t have to hold big things on your own. I help take off some of the burden that humans carry.

My client focus:

I enjoy working with young kids through art therapy, games, or other low-pressure forms of communication. I can get down to their level and be a trustworthy adult who understands them and supports them as they are quickly growing and developing. I am passionate about helping adult clients work through complex trauma, including medical trauma; women’s health and LGBTQIA+ well-being; couples and non-traditional relationships; and anyone who finds it challenging to live in a neurotypical world.

My training in both counseling and nutrition puts me in a unique position of providing comprehensive care for issues around eating, body image, and digestive health, while also being able to focus on nutrition-specific or psychology-specific concerns, such as anxiety, depression and other developmental matters.

My therapeutic approach:

I use EMDR and IFS to help relieve symptoms of trauma, eating disorders and anxiety. I offer ADHD and ASD assessments to help clients gain a better understanding of their neurodivergence as well as help with school or work accommodations and tools for embracing and enhancing their unique brains. 

I approach nutrition counseling from a holistic, non-diet mindset, helping clients to gain positive relationships with their bodies and with food. I believe food is a powerful tool to nourishing ourselves and feeling our best, so I work with clients on figuring out how to use food to meet their individual nutrition needs. I know that seeing a nutritionist might seem daunting, so I will never tell a client to remove anything from their diet and will work collaboratively to add their current lifestyle and find ways to nourish their bodies while also enjoying the bounty that food brings.

Together we will dismantle external forces that impact how you move through the world and discover and embrace each chapter in your story that makes you uniquely you.I work to destigmatize mental health and believe that everyone can benefit from having a compassionate ear to listen to.

Larissa currently sees clients in person and virtually.