LCSW, 35 years of experience
New to Grow
As a highly experienced therapist, I’ve dedicated my career to helping children, adolescents, and adults navigate life’s challenges. Whether you’re working through trauma, struggling with anxiety or depression, facing family conflict, or adjusting to a life transition, I’m here to provide support and guidance. My Approach I believe therapy works best when it’s built on compassion, collaboration, and respect. At the heart of the process is a strong, trusting relationship—one where you feel truly understood. I take the time to learn your story, values, and needs so that our work together is not only effective, but meaningful. No two people are alike, which is why I tailor each session to you. My style is warm, intuitive, and nonjudgmental. I’ll walk beside you as we uncover what’s been holding you back and explore new ways to move forward. I take an eclectic, integrative approach, combining different therapy methods to fit each person's unique needs and goals.` What You Can Expect Our sessions will provide a safe, supportive space where you can be heard, validated, and empowered. I don’t believe in labeling—I believe in understanding and helping you create a meaningful change. Together, we’ll shape a plan that fits your life, your pace, and what is important to you. Areas of Focus Trauma & PTSD Stress & Anxiety Depression Family & Relationship Challenges Life Transitions & Adjustments Parenting Support Abuse & Recovery Grief & Loss Whether you are ready or simply considering, you don't have to face things alone. I support adolescents, individuals, and couples building resilience, healing, and personal growth. I help clients navigate anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma, while guiding couples and families toward healthier relationships. With compassionate, personalized guidance and practical strategies, I help you feel calmer, more confident, and in control of your life.
Your first session is an opportunity to get to know each other and begin building a safe, supportive space. We will start by discussing what brought you to therapy, your current concerns, and any goals you want to achieve. I will ask questions to better understand your experiences, challenges, and patterns, while also giving you a chance to ask questions about my approach and how we will work together. This session is also a time to clarity practical details, such as session structure, frequency, and confidentiality. My goal is fo you to leave feeling understood, supported, and clear about the next steps in your therapeutic journey. Together, we will begin creating a plan tailored to your needs-whether for individual, couples or family therapy.
With years of experience, I help individuals, adolescents, couples, and families navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship challenges. My approach is compassionate, collaborative and tailored to each client's unique journey. I focus on practical strategies, lasting growth, and empowering clients to feel understood, supported, and ready for positive change.
I help individuals, adolescents, and couples navigate anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship challenges. I also provide family therapy, supporting adolescents and their parents in improving communication, understanding and connection. Whether my clients feel stuck, overwhelmed, or seeking stronger relationships, they want practical tools to manage stress, build resilience, and improve family or partner dynamics. I am best positioned to serve those who want therapy that is both practical and heart-centered, where they can gain insight, develop coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change in their emotional well-being and relationships.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) helps you break unhelpful patterns, manage stress, and build healthier relationships—with real tools that create lasting change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps you break free from unhelpful patterns by showing how your thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Together, we’ll replace negative cycles with healthier ways of thinking and responding—so you can feel more confident, handle stress better, and build stronger relationships. Whether you’re a teen, adult, or couple, CBT gives you practical tools for real change.
Do you and your partner feel stuck, disconnected, or caught in the same arguments? I help couples across Indiana rebuild trust, improve communication, and restore intimacy through growth-focused therapy. My goal is not just to stop the conflict, but to help you create a stronger, healthier relationship where both partners can thrive. I offer convenient teletherapy statewide. Together, we’ll focus on lasting change and deeper connection—so you can feel like a team again.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy helps you stop feeling stuck and start seeing real progress—fast. Solution Focused Brief Therapy is all about moving forward, not getting stuck in the past. Instead of spending months digging into every problem, we’ll focus on your strengths, your goals, and the small steps that can make a big difference right now. Whether you’re an individual, a teen, or a couple, this approach helps you find practical solutions and start seeing progress quickly.
Changes can feel overwhelming—but you don’t have to face them alone. I help people navigating big transitions, whether it’s a career shift, relationship struggles, caregiving, or adjusting to a new season of life. Using interpersonal therapy, we’ll focus on what’s happening right now and how your relationships and connections shape the way you feel. Our sessions are a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can be yourself. I’m not here to ‘fix’ you—I’m here to walk alongside you, offering practical tools to help you find relief, clarity, and confidence.