About Tracy
I am a trauma-informed therapist in Truckee, CA, specializing in working with children, adolescents, and families navigating anxiety, depression, grief, and the impacts of chronic stress and trauma. I bring extensive experience supporting youth through school crises, family transitions, and major life disruptions, and I focus on helping young people and parents feel safer, more connected, and more confident in daily life. I value close collaboration with schools and medical providers and strive to offer practical, compassionate care that supports both emotional healing and real-world functioning.
How I Work
My approach is grounded in warmth, compassion, and respect for your inherent wisdom. I believe that every client carries the capacity for healing within themselves, and my role is to help you access and trust that inner strength.
I draw from several therapeutic approaches, including:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): to build practical tools for shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors.
Internal Family Systems (IFS): to explore the different parts of the self with curiosity and compassion, creating space for deeper self-understanding.
In our work together, I bring warmth, openness, and curiosity. I aim to create a safe and collaborative space where you can explore your challenges, reconnect with your strengths, and move toward greater resilience and self-trust. I am supervised by Rob Steffke, LMFT #90265
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My Path to Becoming a Teen Therapist in Tahoe-Truckee
My path to becoming a somatic therapist grew out of a deep respect for the resilience of young people and a belief that healing happens not just through insight, but through the body and nervous system. Throughout my work with children, teens, and families, I have seen how stress, trauma, and life transitions are carried in the body as much as in the mind.
Somatic therapy allows me to help clients build a sense of safety from the inside out, developing practical tools to regulate emotions, feel more grounded, and reconnect with their natural strengths. I am especially passionate about working with adolescents, supporting them during one of the most formative and vulnerable stages of life, and helping them feel more confident, understood, and capable in the world.
Living and practicing in the mountains deeply shapes my work. I am drawn to the steadiness, perspective, and restoration that nature offers, and I believe these qualities are essential to emotional healing as well. Just as the natural world moves through seasons of challenge and renewal, I view therapy as a process of helping people reconnect with their own capacity for growth and balance.
My goal is to offer a calm, supportive space where clients feel seen, respected, and empowered to move forward with greater clarity and resilience.