✧ Narrative Sessions
Reflective 1:1 work for symbolic insight and personal meaning-making
Bridging narrative, identity, and insight —
to surface what’s symbolic, unspoken, and ready to be seen.
This offering emerges from the quiet, complex spaces I’ve spent much of my life learning how to inhabit — the spaces between story and self, body and symbol, rupture and meaning.
These sessions are not clinical, not diagnostic, and not designed to “fix.”
They are spaces of reflection, attunement, and symbolic clarity.
We meet in language, in silence, in narrative fragments — and begin to trace what’s asking to be understood.
About These Sessions
These one-on-one sessions offer a space for reflective, symbolic, and emotionally-attuned inquiry. Whether you’re navigating chronic illness, grief, identity shifts, relational dynamics, or a story that feels hard to name — we explore what wants to be seen and heard, gently and symbolically.
My work draws from cultural theory, psychoanalytic insight, trauma-informed frameworks, and practices that engage symbolic depth and altered states of attention — but this is not therapy. It’s a slower, intuitive process of listening beneath the surface: to images, language, symptoms, memories, and meaning.
Together, we map patterns, untangle symbolic dynamics, trace ruptures, and begin to translate what feels stuck or scattered into something legible and lived.
Sessions are tailored to you:
Some feel like collaborative decoding; others like quiet reflection; sometimes we shift into a light, altered state of attention to access deeper layers of the unconscious and symbolic truth.
Who These Sessions Are For
Rather than narrowly defining who “should” come to this work, I welcome anyone drawn to deep, reflective inquiry — those willing to slow down, listen symbolically, and engage the layered terrain of meaning-making.
This space may especially resonate with:
Those navigating identity shifts, relational dynamics, illness narratives, or life transitions
Artists, thinkers, sensitives, and creators attuned to symbolic experience
Individuals seeking insight beyond conventional frameworks — into the emotional, narrative, and symbolic dimensions of lived experience
You do not need to identify with a specific label or life event to belong here. The common thread is a willingness to explore what lies beneath the visible story.
About Me
My path to this work has been shaped by equal parts study, lived experience, and long-term therapeutic inquiry.
I bring a background in cultural theory, psychoanalytic frameworks, and qualitative research, alongside years of personal healing through chronic illness, symbolic exploration, and depth-oriented psychotherapy.
I hold an MSc in Culture and Society (with Honors) from the London School of Economics, and a BA in Communication (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Southern California.
My engagement with psychoanalysis began during graduate study, where I trained in Lacanian theory, and has continued through both formal and independent study in applied psychoanalysis. I also studied abnormal psychology at UCLA and AP Psychology in high school, laying early foundations for my ongoing inquiry.
In parallel, I’ve trained in non-clinical hypnosis as a modality for symbolic access and narrative depth. I live with chronic illness myself, and bring to this work not only interpretive skill but lived experience of embodiment, limitation, and inner reconstitution.
I’ve also spent over a decade in psychodynamic psychotherapy — first from ages 18–23, and again from 30 to the present — processing the long-term effects of early attachment rupture and emotional volatility in the lived environment.
These threads — intellectual, emotional, somatic, and symbolic — shape how I listen, how I frame meaning, and how I accompany others inside complex, layered stories. I’m currently deepening my focus on trauma-informed and psychodynamic modalities as part of a longer therapeutic arc.
Session Fee
Reflective sessions are $150/hour.
Sliding scale options are available for ongoing work in cases of financial hardship (see below).
Disclaimer
The 1:1 sessions I offer — including narrative work and guided inner attention — are not psychotherapy, clinical treatment, or a substitute for licensed mental health care.
I am not a licensed medical or psychological professional.
This work is interpretive and educational in nature, intended to support symbolic insight, narrative exploration, and personal meaning-making.
In accordance with California law (BPC § 2053.6), I make no claims of state licensure and do not provide diagnosis, treatment, or cure for any physical or mental health condition.
A Note on Long Term Vision:
While my current work is offered outside of clinical frameworks, it’s part of a longer arc.
I’m slowly moving toward formal licensure and deeper training in psychodynamic psychology — at a pace shaped by both passion and chronic illness.
This unfolding path continues to inform the care, clarity, and symbolic precision I bring to every session.
Sliding Scale
Reflective work is deeply personal. For those navigating financial hardship — particularly individuals living with chronic illness or trauma histories — I offer a limited number of sliding scale spots, starting at $65/hour for ongoing work. Please feel free to reach out to discuss possibilities.
Work With Me
If you're drawn to this kind of reflective, symbolic work — or curious about whether it’s a fit — I’d love to hear from you.
I offer sessions on a sliding scale to help make this work more accessible. You're welcome to reach out with questions, request a session, or simply connect for a no-pressure chat.