About Me & My Practice

Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, and I truly understand how difficult it can be to take that first step. My goal is to create a space where you feel safe, supported, and genuinely heard. I take a collaborative approach, working alongside you to identify your goals and develop a plan that supports your healing and growth at a pace that feels right for you.

I work with a diverse range of clients each bringing their own unique stories, strengths, and challenges. While I specialize in supporting young adults, individuals exploring identity, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, women and mothers, and those navigating major life transitions, I welcome people from all backgrounds.

My practice is inclusive and affirming and I believe healing involves nurturing the mind, body, and emotions. I bring both personal and professional experience to my work. Having lived with anxiety and depression, I understand firsthand how challenging mental health struggles can be. These experiences fuel my passion for helping others move through their own challenges with empathy, openness, and respect.

Since the beginning of my career, I’ve been dedicated to advocating for mental health access and social justice. I deeply value compassion, authenticity, and honoring differences not only from an equality lens but through awareness of systemic barriers and lived experiences. Wherever you are in your journey, you don’t have to do it alone. I’m here to support you with warmth, care, and a sincere commitment to your growth and healing.

My Trauma-Focused Approach

I approach therapy through a trauma-informed lens which means I’m attentive to how past experiences whether clearly traumatic or more subtle and cumulative can impact your sense of safety, self-worth, and connection to others. Trauma can show up in many ways, including anxiety, self-doubt, difficulty regulating emotions, or feeling disconnected from your body. My role is to help you move beyond coping toward feeling more grounded, connected, and empowered in your life.

Many clients wonder whether their emotional pain “counts” as trauma. It’s common to minimize your own experience because trauma has often been narrowly defined as only extreme events. However, trauma is not just about what happened it’s also about how your body and nervous system responded and continue to carry that impact. Whether your experiences were relational, chronic, subtle, or acute, they are valid, and healing is possible.

In our work together, I draw from several evidence-based approaches to support insight and transformation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps you relate more flexibly to your thoughts and emotions while living in alignment with your values. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools to regulate emotions, manage distress, and improve relationships. Internal Family Systems, or parts work, helps you understand and heal the different parts of yourself that may hold pain or protective strategies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy supports identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns.

I also incorporate somatic or mindful-body-based practices because true healing goes beyond thinking or talking about your experiences. Many of us intellectualize emotions, meaning analyzing or naming them, without truly feeling them in the body. When emotions aren’t fully felt the nervous system remains dysregulated making lasting relief difficult. Learning to safely feel your feelings in the body is key to emotional regulation and long-term healing. Together, we’ll explore your story with curiosity and compassion creating space for all parts of you to be seen and supported. You don’t have to have it all figured out because I’ll meet you exactly where you are and walk alongside you as you heal and grow.