I’m Greta
I’m curious about how people become who they are — how our histories, relationships, and the systems around us shape the ways we move through the world, and how we learn to adapt and protect ourselves along the way.
I’ve had a long connection to movement and somatic practices, and that work continues to shape how I think about therapy. I pay attention to how thoughts, emotions, and physical experience are linked, and I see therapy as a space to notice those connections and bring them into awareness. When we can understand how our minds and bodies work together, we start to have more room to choose rather than react.
In my work, I aim to create a grounded, collaborative space where we can look closely at what’s happening, both what’s working and what feels stuck. Therapy can be a place to understand yourself more fully and begin to relate differently to the parts of your life that have been asking for attention.
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My clinical background spans trauma-informed, somatic, and relational approaches. Before graduate school, I worked at a rape crisis intervention clinic and later in schools and group homes, supporting children and families through behavioral and emotional challenges. These experiences shaped my commitment to mental health and deepened my understanding of how our histories, bodies, and environments interact.
I earned my M.A. in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and went on to train at the Infant-Parent Program at San Francisco General Hospital and Access Institute, a psychoanalytic community clinic. My post-graduate work focused on early attachment, trauma, and family systems—training that continues to inform my work with couples and adult families today. I am also trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, a model that supports partners in creating more secure, connected relationships.
In addition to psychodynamic and relational therapy, I have advanced training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST), both body-based approaches that integrate trauma, attachment, and nervous system awareness. My work is also influenced by movement, yoga, and mindfulness, which I’ve studied and taught for two decades. I continue to learn from somatic and experiential models that support growth, repair, and deeper connection in relationships.
Sometimes life’s challenges can lead you to feel disconnected from yourself.
My goal is to help you reconnect — to better understand your inner world, emotions, and experiences so you can build self-trust, confidence in your choices, and a stronger sense of direction in your life.
My Approach:
My practice is inclusive and affirming. I am kink-positive, sex-positive, body-positive, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and anti-racist. I am also knowledgeable about alternative relationship structures and welcome people from all spectrums of identity and self-expression!
My approach integrates body and mind in the healing process. With time and trust, therapy can become a space to look closely at ourselves, including the parts we’ve learned to hide or judge. The work often involves getting curious about the chaos, shame, or feelings we’ve been told are too much or not allowed. I aim to make space for these parts with compassion and understanding so they can be seen more clearly and integrated into a fuller sense of self.
I draw from somatic psychology, psychoanalytic thought, and trauma-focused approaches, while also considering how culture, systemic oppression, and personal history shape our inner worlds. Movement, mindfulness, and parts work are integrated as needed, recognizing that healing looks different for everyone.
My hope is that through this process, you feel more grounded and confident in yourself, more able to trust your experience, and make choices that reflect what truly matters to you.