Mentorship is offered for girls and young women roughly ages 7 through 17. Sessions are shaped to meet each girl's age, temperament, and stage of development — more playful and nature-based for younger girls, more grounded and reflective for teens.

Every mentorship begins with a parent consultation, and a monthly check-in is included to keep you abreast — a light touchpoint, not a structured debrief. A chance to share how things feel from your side, hear what I'm noticing in the broadest sense, and stay connected as her mentor.

On confidentiality: what your daughter shares with me stays within our work. Check-ins speak to the broad strokes of how she's doing, never the details of what she says — that privacy is what allows the space to feel safe and truly held.

One exception, named openly from day one: if anything surfaces that suggests a concern for her safety — specifically indications of self-harm or substance use — I will bring it to you directly, so you can seek appropriate clinical support for her. Every girl I work with knows this agreement from the beginning, which is what keeps the trust intact rather than breaking it.

In person in North County San Diego. Many sessions happen outdoors in a variety of nature settings — the river, beach, or trail — and some take place indoors at my home in Carlsbad, depending on what the work calls for and what her age and comfort support.

No. Somatic mentorship is not therapy and I am not a licensed therapist. This work is a developmentally supportive, relational mentorship that complements — not replaces — clinical care. If a girl needs clinical support beyond what this work offers, I will let you know so you can seek the right care for her.

Every session meets her where she is, with my full presence. What unfolds is personalized and may include a somatic check-in, guided somatic inquiry, conversation, time in nature, grounding practices, sitting for tea, or creative reflection through journaling, arts and crafts — alongside support around friendships, confidence, or whatever is alive for her that week. For younger girls sessions lean more imaginative; for teens they lean more reflective.

There are two pathways, depending on what fits her best: biweekly sessions for steady, ongoing support, or monthly sessions for focused work through a specific threshold or season. Both begin with a six-session minimum — enough time for trust to settle in and the work to take root. We'll talk through which rhythm feels right during the parent consultation.

With a 30-minute parent consultation. We'll talk about your daughter, what you're hoping to support, and whether this mentorship is a good fit — simply a conversation to see if there's alignment. If that feels good, the next step is an initial meeting between me and your daughter, so she can feel into the space for herself. Her sense of it matters just as much as yours — the mentorship only begins when it feels right to everyone.