Our Services

As a certified poylvagal therapist, Stephanie is trauma-competent and trained Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP). She is well-versed in the complexities of identity development, particularly in twin identity development, as well as in addiction, family and relational dynamics, childhood trauma, domestic violence, emotion regulation, somatic experiences, and grief. Her approach is grounded in attachment theory and nervous system regulation, incorporating somatic, body-based techniques for release of stored trauma and unprocessed emotions, while also using a culturally sensitive perspective to deeply understand and support her clients.

Rooted in emotional scaffolding, attachment theory, and polyvagal-informed care, Stephanie’s work is grounded in the belief that healing doesn’t begin with words—it begins with safety. She integrates inner child work, somatic attunement, and nervous system mapping, honoring the reality that the body often tells the story long before the mind is ready to speak.

She incorporates movement and posturing as somatic responses to repair ruptures during unmet developmental needs — using guided drawing, body-based exploration, and nervous system-informed education and interventions to help clients not only understand their story, but physically re-pattern the ways they’ve learned to protect, disconnect, or perform. Developmental disruption leaves a somatic imprint, and through gentle embodiment practices, we begin the process of returning to safety, connection, and authentic expression.

Certified In:
Certified Polyvagal-Informed Practitioner (Stephen Porges/Polyvagal Institute model)
Certified Guided Drawing Practitioner (Cornelia Elbrecht model)

Trained In:
Brainspotting (Phases I & II, with somatic integration)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Internal Parts Work (non-IFS, narrative-based and somatically informed)
Somatic Attachment & Developmental Repair
Maslow-Informed Developmental Disruption Framework
Trauma-Informed Nervous System Mapping & Autonomic Integration
Somatic Resourcing & Embodiment Practices (movement/posture, breath, repair touch, containment strategies)
Psychoeducation Through Neuropsychology & Attachment Theory
Narrative Therapy & Symbolic Integration
Therapeutic Use of Creative Expression (writing, drawing, metaphor, and archetype in therapy)
Trauma-Informed Parts Mapping and Narrative Timeline Work
Grief-Informed Practice with a Nervous System Lens
Developmental Trauma & Complex PTSD Treatment Models

Currently Studying/Expanding:
Applied Neuropsychology
Advanced Attachment Repair
Clinical Use of Therapeutic Writing & Narrative Exposure
From Freeze to Thaw: Unlocking Trauma in the Body with Brainspotting
Neuroexperiential Model: Using Fiction, Memoir, and/or Poetry to Deepen Healing

Alyssa is a master’s level intern in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a certified polyvagal practitioner. Her approach is rooted in the belief that healing unfolds through safety, attunement, and reconnection—with self, with body, and with meaning. Guided by polyvagal theory, attachment science, and somatic awareness, Alyssa helps clients gently access their inner resilience and begin to transform long-held emotional patterns.

Through a blend of Emotionally Focused Therapy and nervous system-informed techniques, Alyssa supports clients in building embodied safety, allowing emotions to be felt—not feared. Her work honors how early relationships shape our regulation, self-perception, and capacity for connection, and she offers a steady, compassionate presence as clients begin to rewrite those internal templates.

Rather than bypassing or managing feelings, Alyssa helps clients be with their emotional experience—tending to it with curiosity and containment. With gentle somatic tracking, movement, and grounded presence, clients learn to release stored survival responses and come home to themselves with greater agency and compassion.

Alyssa specializes in working with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, and substance abuse. She offers affirming care for LGBTQ+ clients and holds particular space for those navigating attachment wounds, identity confusion, nervous system dysregulation, and developmental trauma. Her work invites clients back into wholeness—where inner wisdom is not only remembered, but trusted.

Certified In:

Certified Polyvagal Practitioner (Stephen Porges)
Somatic Trauma Therapy
Emotion Focused Therapy (Individuals and Couples- Sue Johnson)
Grief and Loss

Trained In:
Brainspotting Phase 1 (Neuroexperiential Model)
Somatic Attachment & Developmental Repair
Trauma-Informed Nervous System Mapping & Autonomic Integration
Internal Parts Work (non-IFS, Emotionally Focused & Somatically Informed)
Somatic Experiencing-Informed Practices & Embodiment Techniques
Emotion Tracking & Body-Based Emotional Regulation
Psychoeducation through Neuropsychology & Attachment Theory
Nervous System-Informed Treatment Planning & Co-Regulation Interventions
Polyvagal-Informed Safety Building & Window of Tolerance Expansion

Currently Studying/Expanding:
ADHD Certification
Advanced Repair of Developmental Trauma, Attachment & Relational Wounds
Archetypes & Embodied Affect
Relational Trauma & Ventral Vagal Repair
Dissociation & the Freeze Response
Attachment Repair in Couples Work