Hi, I'm Ali. (she/her)

I'm a licensed therapist with over 20 years of experience, two published books, and I still genuinely love this work.

Right now, I'm most drawn to working with women in perimenopause and menopause who are done tolerating what they've been tolerating, and ready to set boundaries, speak up, and build a life that fully aligns with who they're becoming.

I bring warmth and directness to every session, together, not one instead of the other. I'll get curious with you, name what I see, and stay right alongside you as we move toward what's most alive in you.

Internal Family Systems is how I work with the parts of you running the show. The part that agrees to host again this year before you've even asked yourself if you want to. The part that feels guilty the second you consider saying no to someone who's used to your yes. The part still managing a friendship that stopped being reciprocal a long time ago. The part that rehearses an apology for something that was not actually your fault.

When those parts feel truly seen, you get to stop abandoning yourself in the moments that used to trip you up. You notice it in real time now. And more often, the steady, clear part of you gets to be the one driving the bus.

I've lived across five continents, traveled to more than twenty countries, and I'm fluent in four languages. What draws me in is the texture of an ordinary Tuesday inside someone else's life. That curiosity and sense of adventure has followed me into this work.

I work best with women who are self-aware, motivated, and committed to the work of personal growth.

Training:

• Internal Family Systems - IFS Institute

• 30 years of yoga practice

• Somatic Therapy - The Embody Lab

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Feeling Good Institute

• Art Therapy - additional Master’s degree from NDNU

Books:

• Essential Strategies for Social Anxiety

• The Self-Compassion Journal

Featured as a mental health expert in over 25 publications including TIME, Forbes, Vogue, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Today, Well+Good, Mindbodygreen, DailyOM, Verywell Mind, Real Simple, and more.