Revolutionary Love:

Relational Healing for Music City

Creatives and Change Makers

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Hi, I'm Rain.

trauma and relationship therapist,
purveyor of revolutionary love and radical compassion, soul advocate,
change agent

Welcome, I'm so glad you are here exploring the possibility of working together. Most people come to see me during a time of relational reckoning—when they are longing to break free of reflexive ways of relating to themselves, others, and the world around them. Feeling unseen and oftentimes disconnected from their true needs, desires, and boundaries, people initially reach out to me seeking ground and guidance. Many have already intuited the importance of authentic self-expression in the healing journey.

These are hard times, and learning to befriend the vulnerability and complexity of being human is a revolutionary act.

Therapy, at its best, is a process of reconnection—reconnection with the truest and oftentimes universal aspects of our humanity and reconnection with the specific gifts and challenges born of our unique stories and experiences. I strive to offer you a quality of presence that supports you as you do the necessary work to grow into a fuller version of yourself.

The therapeutic relationship offers a container where you can learn to be in deeper relationship with your embodied experience, discovering and exploring more of who you really are while learning to listen to your own knowing. Over time, this knowing becomes the living seat of your authority and power, allowing you to make choices that are aligned with your values and dreams.

Meet Rain

My Approa

Approach

So much of what happens in therapy happens in the realms beyond words. Neuroscience affirms this. As do the ancient wisdom traditions. All we have to do is turn our attention to the subtle communication--between bee and bloom, stone and stream, or parent and child—to know that it is an exquisitely nuanced endeavor.

Living in a culture that runs counter to sensitivity and aliveness, I’ve found a slow embodied approach is the surest way to develop a relationship with yourself that is connected, compassionate and resilient. I believe we each possess a cellular knowing that can serve as a trustworthy guide in life. Respect for our inner authority offers both mercy and protection as we navigate life’s challenges.

The work invites us to spend time in a place beyond what is already known. Sometimes, it’s a place beyond language, where together, we can attune to what is alive in the room. It is here, in the direct experience of the present moment that new discoveries are made and blocks might be revealed.

Some of our greatest gifts and challenges live close to the bone. They’re protected by strategies that once served us well, but may now be inhibiting the self-expression and sense of wholeness that supports healthy connection with ourselves and the people we love. Part of my role in the work is to invite curiosity and create new experiences for you. This allows alternative ways of knowing and perceiving to emerge and can deepen your relationship with your feelings and the sensations that enliven them.

This approach can counter the relational imprint of chronic shame—a common symptom of early abuse or neglect. In moving slowly and refusing to force premature resolutions, we begin to cultivate greater kindness and understanding towards ourselves. What was once obscured becomes more visible, allowing for greater freedom and choice. Solutions to the problems of our lives are the natural outcome of this process but not necessarily its primary driver.

Of course, these problems are deeply personal, born of you, your body and your history, but they also exist within a larger cultural context. My commitment to social justice means that I listen in a way that attends to both. I have learned firsthand that placing traumas within a larger socio-cultural context challenges shame and isolation and restores a felt sense of power and belonging.

This reclamation of the fullness of our experience invites increasing sensitivity to our needs and the needs of those around us. We move beyond the polarity of independence and codependence. Instead, we enter the more powerful realms of interdependence and true connection. Deepening care for ourselves and others and expanding appreciation for the beauty of life are just some of the gifts of this work.