The Kitchen as a Therapeutic Space

What is your relationship with cooking?

Do you enjoy being in the kitchen—or does it feel stressful, overwhelming, or even a little intimidating?
Are there meals you love to make, or do you mostly eat on autopilot?
Do you avoid your kitchen when you can?
Do you use your oven to store pots and pans?
Would it feel easier to do some prep work while we talk?

For many people, the kitchen carries history—family, culture, care, scarcity, pressure, or expectation. Because everyone eats, food becomes one of the most accessible places to notice patterns, emotions, and stories we may not always have words for.

I approach culinary work as an opportunity for reflection, connection, and skill-building. Cooking together can soften hierarchy, ground the body, and create space for conversation to unfold more naturally. You don’t need to be “good” at cooking, and there’s no right way to show up—just curiosity.

Since you have to eat every day, what might it look like to make that experience more intentional—or even fun?

If you’re open to it, I invite you to bring your kitchen and food stories into the work. We can start wherever you are.