Heal, love, and integrate all parts of yourself.
IFS therapy and Parts Work rooted in a holistic, experiential, and transpersonal approach to deeper healing and transformation.
Online psychotherapy in Washington & Colorado
Coaching available beyond Washington & Colorado
At the heart of my work is the belief that healing is possible.
I don't believe our symptoms and patterns are simply conditions we have to learn to manage forever. I believe we can approach them with curiosity and compassion, understand why they are here, and work with what lies underneath them in ways that create meaningful and lasting change.
Rather than viewing painful or persistent symptoms and patterns as evidence that something is wrong with you, we can become curious about the parts of you underneath these experiences. We can begin to turn toward them, connect with them, and understand what they are feeling, what they need, and what they may still be carrying.
This work isn't about fixing or getting rid of parts of yourself. It's about developing a compassionate relationship with them, healing what lies at the root of the symptoms and patterns you're experiencing, and creating greater integration within your internal system.
We all contain different parts.
You may already recognize the experience of having different parts of yourself, even if you've never thought about it in those terms.
A part of you may want closeness while another pulls away. One part may desperately want to break an addictive pattern while another still reaches for the relief, escape, or comfort it provides. One part may know exactly what you want while another is afraid to pursue it. You may want to speak up or set a boundary while another part fears the conflict, disappointment, or rejection that might follow.
In Parts Work and IFS, we don't see these different sides of you as evidence that something is wrong with you. We understand them as parts of an internal system, each with its own feelings, beliefs, fears, needs, and ways of trying to help.
What can look like a problem to overcome often makes much more sense once we understand what a part has been trying to do for you.
More than talk therapy
Talking about our experiences, understanding where our symptoms and patterns come from, and feeling deeply witnessed are all important parts of therapy. But insight alone doesn't always create transformation.
You can understand exactly why you become anxious in relationships, why you shut down during conflict, why you're so hard on yourself, or why you turn toward a particular behavior when you're overwhelmed—and still find yourself having the same reaction the next time you're triggered.
Experiential work allows us to go beyond understanding and begin working directly with the parts of you underneath these patterns. Rather than only talking about the parts of you that are hurting, afraid, critical, reactive, or trying to protect you, we can learn how to actually turn toward and work with them.
We can understand what they're trying to do for you, explore the experiences and wounds that shaped them, and help them heal what they've been carrying—creating the conditions for something to actually shift within you.
A more integrated way of being
Healing isn't about getting rid of parts of yourself or becoming someone who no longer experiences fear, pain, or inner conflict. It's about developing a different relationship with your internal world—one where every part of you can be met with curiosity, compassion, and a genuine willingness to understand what it is feeling, what it needs, and what it may still be carrying.
When parts trust that they can get your attention and that you will listen and respond to them, they no longer have to become louder or take over in the same ways to make themselves heard. Instead of being left alone with old wounds or feeling responsible for protecting you on their own, they can begin to receive the attunement, care, and healing they need.
As parts heal, they don't have to remain stuck in the pain or protective roles they once took on. They can grow, develop, and find new ways of being—bringing their strengths and gifts back into the system rather than having to devote so much of their energy to protecting it.
And parts that once seemed to be working against one another can begin to understand each other's needs and work together toward solutions that honor the whole system. Integration isn't about making one part win and another lose. It's about creating an internal system in which every part belongs, every part matters, and increasingly, all of you can move in the same direction.
This creates greater freedom to live from the wholeness of who you are rather than being governed by old wounds, fears, or protective patterns—to make choices, pursue what matters to you, and relate to yourself and others in ways that feel deeply authentic and aligned.
Hi, I’m Andrea.
I'm a psychotherapist and coach with a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Naropa University, where I studied Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling and received formal training in Internal Family Systems (IFS).
My career in mental health began through my own healing journey. I got sober from drugs and alcohol at 24 and began seeking out the most effective approaches I could find for healing the root causes of addiction and the experiences underneath it, rather than simply learning how to manage it. That search led me to Inner Child Work, Parts Work, and eventually IFS.
Experiencing the potency of these approaches in my own life completely changed the way I understood healing and ultimately led me to become a therapist so I could share this work with others.
My work is integrative and draws from IFS, Parts Work, Inner Child Work, somatic and Gestalt approaches, mindfulness, trauma-informed therapy, transpersonal counseling, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Compassionate Inquiry, Conscious Heart Integration (CHI), and more. Rather than following one approach rigidly, I draw from various modalities based on what is arising in our work and what may be most supportive of your healing.
Areas we can explore together
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma & PTSD
Attachment Wounds
Relationship Issues
Boundaries, Communication & Conflict
Addiction & Recovery
Grief & Loss
Anger Management
Stress
Shame
Self-Criticism
Perfectionism
People-Pleasing
Difficulty Trusting Yourself or Others
Feeling Stuck or Disconnected
Life Transitions
Identity & Authentic Expression
LGBTQ+
Moving Through Fears & Inner Blocks
Pursuing Goals & Desires
Meaning & Purpose
Spirituality & Personal Growth
Creating a More Aligned Life
Ways to work with me
Psychotherapy
Online psychotherapy for adults throughout Washington and Colorado.
A space for deeper healing through IFS, Parts Work, somatic practices, and other experiential and transpersonal approaches. Together, we can explore the parts underneath the symptoms and patterns bringing you to therapy, understand and heal what they may be carrying, and work toward greater integration and lasting change.
Coaching
Online coaching for adults seeking deeper self-understanding, personal growth, and meaningful change.
Coaching can be a space to explore relationships, patterns, identity, spirituality, meaning and purpose, inner conflict, or something in your life you're wanting to understand or change. Through Parts Work, IFS- informed practices, and other experiential and transpersonal approaches, we can explore your internal world with curiosity and compassion and work toward greater integration, clarity, and alignment.
Have a question?
If you have any questions about working together, feel free to reach out.