About Traci
You feel things deeply—and you question what others accept easily
You feel things deeply—and you question what others accept easily.
If you’re navigating emotional intensity, past trauma, burnout, or the aftershocks of leaving a high-control religious environment like Mormonism, it makes sense if you sometimes feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or like you don’t quite fit anywhere. Maybe people have called you too sensitive, told you to just have faith, or expected you to keep giving when you were already running on empty.
But your depth of feeling, your insight, and your drive to live authentically aren’t flaws—they’re strengths. You don’t need to be fixed. You need a space where you can be seen, supported, and allowed to just be.
My Story
I grew up Mormon, and today I’m deeply grateful for that. But living and believing as a Mormon didn’t fit for me—no matter how much I wanted it to or how hard I tried. I didn’t want to leave and risk losing my community, identity, and sense of purpose, but eventually I had to. And let me tell you, when I finally broke away, I was wracked with guilt, disoriented, and at times completely numb. It was not easy.
Learning about treatment and recovery—whatever it is you’re recovering from—has been one of the greatest gifts of my life. I get choked up thinking about how we can take the mess of our lives and, through courage and self-reflection, find meaning and become stronger, softer, more real, and more resilient versions of ourselves.
Eventually, I learned how to feel my emotions as valid reflections of my relationship to the world around me—without being consumed or controlled by them. I learned to trust myself more instead of external authority, and began to build a life rooted in self-compassion, connection, and belonging.
What It's Like to Work With Me
I’m guessing you’re not someone who’s okay drifting through life on autopilot. I mean, you ARE looking into therapy. Maybe you feel things deeply, or you’re frustrated. Maybe you’ve been thinking about how to deal with some of the hard things you’ve been through. Either way, you can’t ignore the call to be real and authentic—to be yourself.
Therapy with me is about coming home to a compassionate relationship with yourself: making peace with your emotions and your past, and building a life that truly fits you. My job is to help you feel safe to show up exactly as you are—your sensitivity, your anger, your hurts, your confusion, your gender and orientation, your culture, your beliefs, and your doubts.
For those who live between different worlds and identities, I hold that with deep respect. I’m queer-affirming and welcoming to people from immigrant and multicultural backgrounds.
Let’s Connect!
Recovery is possible. Joy is possible. And your emotional depth—the very thing you may have been told was “too much”—isn’t a problem to solve, but a doorway to your strength.
You don’t have to do this alone. If you’re ready to explore how therapy can help you reconnect with your authenticity and self-trust, I’d love to hear from you.