Welcome
As a therapist, I provide care that is warm, relational, and honest. Folks can expect to be met where they are, as they are. From there, we figure it out together.
Offerings
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Individual therapy for adults that is trauma-informed, strengths-based, and down-to-earth.
Format: Virtual + In-person
Location: Lundy Farm in Wawarsing, New York
Sessions at Lundy can incorporate any of the following:
Body + breath work in the studio
Walks in the woods
Medicine making
Use of flower + herb farm
Fireside chats
Schedule: Days and times fluctuate with the farming season. Please reach out with your availability.
Length: Sessions typically run 45-60 minutes. Exceptions for shorter/longer sessions can be discussed and arranged.
Cost: $175.00 out-of-pocket or Insurance for Illinois residents
Sliding Scale: Currently full. Accepting waitlist.
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Coaching focuses on clarifying goals and taking actionable steps toward the future you want. Areas of focus can include:
Health and wellness
Career and professional growth
Relationships and family
Personal development and self-discovery
Life transitions
Work-life balance
Identity exploration and change
Creativity and passion projects
Format: Virtual + In-person
Location: Lundy Farm in Wawarsing, New York
Schedule: Days and times fluctuate with the farming season. Please reach out with your availability.
Length: Sessions typically run 45-60 minutes. Exceptions for shorter/longer sessions can be discussed and arranged.
Cost: $125.00
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1:1 consultation for emerging clinicians as well as practiced clinicians wanting specialty focus on:
Trauma and dissociation
Body-based work
Clinician burnout
Format: Virtual + In-person
Location: Lundy Farm in Wawarsing, New York
Schedule: Days and times fluctuate with the farming season. Please reach out with your availability.
Cost: $85.00
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Workshops and guest lectures that engage participants through experiential activities, storytelling, and practical tools. Areas include:
Trauma and Recovery
Psychological First Aid
Mind, Body, and Movement
Contemplative Practices
Pleasure for Every Body
Nature as Resource
Farming for Grief
Cost: Please reach out to discuss. Low, no-cost, and barter options for the small and scrappy community groups fighting the good fight every day.
I’m a therapist, coach, and educator who weaves together fifteen years of experience across diverse health fields. My work has taken me into residential rehabilitation programs, correctional facilities, community mental health, and specialized outpatient clinics, giving me a wide and nuanced view of how people change and grow.
With extensive training in trauma treatment, I’ve had the honor of working alongside women, folks of color, adult survivors, queer communities, immigrants, refugees, and survivors of state and non-state torture. These experiences shape how I show up: with care, humility, and a deep respect for each person’s resilience.
As a licensed clinical professional counselor, trained dance/movement therapist, and clinical herbalist-in-training, I bring together distinct and complementary perspectives. I pull from evidence-based practices such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Harm Reduction, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), while I also have strong foundations in body-based therapies and contemplative practices. Through an anti-oppressive approach, I’m always aiming to make therapy and learning accessible, resourceful, and wide-reaching.
Education & Training
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Master of Arts, Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling, Columbia College
Bachelor of Arts, Dance, Colorado College
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Component-based Psychotherapy (CBP), Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute
Trauma-Informed Yoga: Sexual Violence, Yoga and the Physiology of Resilience with Molly Boeder Harris
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Graduate Laban Certificate in Movement Analysis, Columbia College
Certificate in Sustainable Farming, University of Vermont
Certificate in Restorative Yoga, Bloom Yoga
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Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Illinois
License No. 180.011837
New York pending
Presentations & Publications
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL | February 2024
Movement Towards Truth: Building Internal Resources for Brave Conversations
Dumaresq, E. & Puloka, R. (2022). Dance/Movement Therapy, Trauma, and Criminalization: Reflecting on Feminist and Participatory Approaches. In R. Dieterich-Hartwell & A.M. Melsom (Eds.), Dance/Movement Therapy for Trauma Survivors (pp. 158-172). Routledge.
American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Miami, Florida | October 2019
Honoring Multiplicity: An Embodied Keynote Experience
The Use of Inclusive Language in Dance/Movement Therapy Practice: A Panel Discussion
Womencare Counseling & Training Center, Chicago, IL | October 2019
Awakening Possibilities: Cultural Healing for Clinicians of Color
American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah | October 2018
Keynote speaker: Power and Privilege within the ADTA
From Paper to Practice: Making the ADTA Code of Ethics Real in the World
Center on Halsted & Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL | August 2017
Trauma Work in the LGBTQ and GNC Communities
Center for Creative Arts Therapy, Downers Grove, IL | December 2017
From Past to Present: Addressing Shame in the LGBTQIA+ Community
Timberline Knolls, Lemont, IL | September 2017
The Clinical Needs of the LGBTQ Client in the Therapeutic Relationship
Trans* Health Conference, Philadelphia, PA | June 2016
Body as Resource: Dance/Movement Therapy for Trans* Health
Timberline Knolls, Lemont, IL | March 2016
Shame and Sexuality: The Fear of Being an Other
Heartland Alliance, International FACES program, Chicago, IL | October 2015
LGBTQ Considerations within Refugee Mental Health Services
American Dance Therapy Association, San Diego, CA | October 2015
Research Presenter: liminal spaces rewound: a heuristic study of belonging as it relates to a biracial, queer woman/emerging therapist
American Dance Therapy Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA | October 2015
Deepening Our Understanding of Diversity: I am not your normal—Implications for 21st Century Education and Practice
Shame and Sexuality: The Fear of Being an Other
