Accompaniment for challenging times.

Individual therapy, coaching, clinical supervision, and education that’s holistic, comprehensive, and compassionate.

Welcome, folks.

I’m a therapist, coach, and educator with over fifteen years of experience working with people in moments of change, disruption, and loss. My work spans diverse settings, from community mental health and outpatient clinics to residential programs and correctional facilities.

My education includes body-based work, clinical psychotherapy, and land-based practice. I trained simultaneously in dance/movement therapy and clinical counseling, grounding my work in body and mind. I then taught locally and nationally at conferences, clinical graduate programs, group practices, non-profits, and related health organizations. More recently, my work in farming and herbalism has influenced how I think about health as something shaped by environment, food, rhythm, labor, and the conditions of daily life.

Together, these perspectives inform a holistic and systems-oriented approach. I work with the whole picture of a person’s life, not just the symptoms. I pay close attention to history, relationships, culture, and the everyday realities folks are navigating. I draw from evidence-based approaches, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Harm Reduction, to support people in simple and transformative ways.

Whether it’s individual therapy, 1:1 coaching, clinical supervision, or educational workshops, I bring curiosity, compassion, and a collaborative approach grounded in years of advanced practice to each interaction.

Offerings

  • Individual therapy for adults that is trauma-informed, strengths-based, and down-to-earth.

    Format: Virtual

    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 and New York residents

    Sliding Scale: Sliding scale is currently full.

  • Coaching for adults focused on clarifying goals, overcoming obstacles, and taking actionable steps. Examples of areas of focus:

    • Health + wellness

    • Professional growth

    • Personal development

    • Life transitions

    • Work-life balance

    • Identity exploration + change

    • Creativity + passion projects

    Format: Virtual

    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

  • For emerging and experienced clinicians seeking clinical supervision with specialty focus in areas including:

    • Trauma and dissociation

    • Body-based work

    • Burnout

    • Making sense of clinical work in a broken system

    • Working with spirituality

    • Creative arts

    • Nature-based interventions

    • BIPOC and queer therapists

    Format: Virtual

    Schedule: Days and times fluctuate with the farming season. Please reach out with your availability.

    Cost: $100.00

  • Workshops, Retreats, and Guest Lectures.

    Engaging, tailored sessions bringing in practical tools, storytelling, and experiential activities along the way. Areas include:

    • Trauma and Recovery

    • Psychological First Aid

    • Mind, Body, and Movement

    • Contemplative Practices

    • Pleasure for Every Body

    • Nature as Resource

    • Farming for Grief

    • Herbal Medicine

    • Anti-oppressive Practice

    Cost: Please reach out to discuss. Low, no-cost, and barter options available for community groups doing meaningful work on limited resources.

    • Master of Arts, Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling, Columbia College

    • Bachelor of Arts, Dance, Colorado College

    • Clinical Herbalism, ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism, (partial)

    • Trauma Center - Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TC-TSY): As a Pathway to Anti-Oppressive Practice

    • 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

    • Certificate in Sustainable Farming, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

    • 160-hr Certificate in Lomi Lomi, Ho’omana Spa, Maui, HI

    • Graduate Laban Certificate in Movement Analysis, Columbia College, Chicago, IL

    • Certificate in Restorative Yoga, Bloom Yoga, Chicago, IL

    • Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT200, Zen Yoga Garage, Chicago, IL

    • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Illinois
      License No. 180.011837

    • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), New York License No. 016770

    • Alumni of the Year, Columbia College Chicago

    • Leader of Tomorrow, American Dance Therapy Association

    • Follett Fellowship Graduate Merit Award, Columbia College Chicago

    • Distinction in Dance, Broadway Theatre League Award, Colorado College

Education & Training

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