Cup of Thoughts Therapy 
A Safe Healing Journey.

Angela’s Specialty

With a heart-centered commitment to maternal (and parental) mental health care, my practice is grounded in collaborative, compassionate, client-centered care. Using trauma-informed and mindfulness-based practices, I honor each individual’s unique embodied experience to be held and heard. Together, we create a supportive and safe space for you to share your stories of grief and growth, find your ground and sense of self, and navigate feelings through prenatal, postpartum, and beyond at your pace.

 

With a foundation in somatic and transpersonal psychotherapy, I help my clients explore the connection between their bodies and emotional experiences, exploring how stored trauma and unresolved emotions can be accessed and released through mindful bodily awareness. I believe in welcoming the body’s innate wisdom and its capacity to heal when given generous space and gentle guidance. Welcoming you and your body’s wisdom can support the therapeutic process and potential for healing in the here and now. 

 

I am passionate about working with any birthing or womb-bearing person — new mothers, seasoned mothers, mothers-in-wanting, mothers childfree not by choice, mothers grieving loss, mothers on the IVF journey, cis and LGBTQIA+. This is multicultural and inclusive care — all are welcome here.
 

Approach

Integrating mindfulness-based transpersonal and somatic psychotherapy elements, I offer a holistic, spiritually inclusive approach to healing, recognizing the importance of parts work and presence in the therapeutic process. I integrate somatic practices, clinical psychology, and sacred traditions to provide clients with strategies to connect with their inherent wholeness, resource themselves well in turbulent times, and celebrate their seeking support. We were never meant to do it all alone. 

 

You may be invited to explore and experiment with strategies like grounding practices, psychoeducation, breathwork, postures and gestures, contemplation and communication. I support clients in nourishing their nervous system, developing emotional resilience, and cultivating a sense of inner calm and connection.

 

I hold a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Mindfulness-based Transpersonal Psychology and have training in Perinatal Mood Disorders, Advanced Perinatal Mental Health, Mindfulness and Meditation, Couples Therapy, Cycle-Informed Coaching, Yoga Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, and Non-violent Communication. 

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Services

All sessions are provided via Telehealth (virtual audio/video therapy) and offer convenient, safe ways to communicate via Simple Practice (HIPAA compliant platform). Sessions are approximately 55 minutes in length. 

 

To support your session, sessions may include creative expression such as journaling, drawing, coloring, doodling, etc. Your support animal is welcome. Moms are welcome to have baby or toddler in session as needed too.
 

How I Began My Career as a Therapist

With more than twelve years of holding space for therapeutic healing, I feel grateful that my path has prepared and led me here to work within perinatal mental health with people like you. I have been studying body-based therapeutic practices for what feels like forever, and throughout the past five years, I have pursued numerous fertility and hormonal health trainings, along with a cycle-informed coaching certification. My capstone project was titled, “The Womb: Sacred and Somatic Ground for Healing,” which focused on the intersection of mental health, hormonal health, and womb well-being. 

 

For the past two years, I worked with individuals, couples, and families through bilingual in-home and community-based mental health services in Milwaukee. Some of my work integrated nature-based and spiritual wellness into sessions. 

I am honored to be here and bring more than a decade of experience working with diverse populations, including those experiencing grief, trauma, anxiety, burnout, depression, addiction, and relationship issues. 
 

About Me

I love plants, movement practices, and music. I feel most nourished when in nature. My favorite color is green. I most enjoy creating sacred space to slow down, especially in a world that wants us to be in a hurry. I am an “herb nerd,” who loves to learn and is studying to become a certified herbalist. 

 

I believe it is critical to care for maternal mental health, especially due to how mom’s nervous system being nourished or not has a significant impact on her health and her littles’ health. I believe we heal in connection and community. Through my own experience of grief and loss, I have expanded my capacity to sit with others in theirs. 

 

I was born in Wisconsin. I feel grateful to be grounded back here with my family following years of living farther away in places like Costa Rica, Colorado, and California. I am bilingual with Spanish. My undergraduate degree comes from University of Wisconsin - Madison, and my Master of Art in Clinical Mental Health Counseling comes from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. 
 

How to Get Started

You are invited to submit an inquiry below or request a free consultation to see how I can support you through your next steps. You are not alone.