New to Grow
If you're feeling stuck because of childhood experiences, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, or a difficult life transition, therapy can help. Sessions are tailored to your unique needs and draw from evidence-based approaches including EMDR, DBT, CBT, and parts work. Clients often appreciate my balance of warmth and compassion with honesty, accountability, and a focus on meaningful goals. Therapy is collaborative, practical, and grounded in the belief that healing and growth are possible. Whether you're seeking to heal from the past, navigate present challenges, or create a more meaningful future, therapy can provide support along the way.
The intake session is an opportunity to begin sharing your story and discussing what brings you to therapy. There are some questions that are required as part of the assessment process, but there is no expectation that you share every detail of your life or trauma history during the first appointment. Together, we will explore your current concerns, identify goals for treatment, and begin building a plan that fits your unique needs. Healing takes time, and you are encouraged to move at a pace that feels safe and manageable.
I believe therapy is not one size fits all, and neither is healing. My approach balances compassion with honesty, accountability, and a focus on meaningful goals. I strive to create a space where clients feel deeply understood while also receiving practical guidance and gentle challenge when needed. As a trauma-informed therapist, I recognize how childhood experiences, attachment wounds, grief, loss, and difficult life events can shape the present. Rather than relying on a single model, I integrate EMDR, DBT, CBT, and parts work to tailor treatment to each individual's unique needs. I value both insight and action. My goal is not simply to provide a place to vent, but to help clients develop greater self-understanding, learn practical skills, and create lasting change. I am comfortable working with complex issues, including trauma, grief, suicide loss, adoption and foster care experiences, ADHD and Autism. Above all, I believe healing is possible. I recognize the reality of suffering while maintaining hope that people can experience greater peace, healthier relationships, and more meaningful lives.
Whether your pain stems from childhood experiences or a more recent traumatic event or loss, healing is possible. Trauma can leave us feeling stuck, disconnected, anxious, or overwhelmed, even years later. I help adults gently process painful experiences, understand the ways trauma has shaped their lives, and develop a greater sense of safety, self-compassion, and connection. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and tailored to your unique story, with the goal of helping you move from simply surviving to truly living.
Other specialties
I identify as
EMDR
I began my EMDR training in 2020 and completed full EMDRIA-approved basic training in 2021. Since then, I have continued to deepen my skills through advanced trainings with Paula Merucci, Robin Shapiro, and Thomas Zimmerman. I regularly receive consultation from EMDRIA approved consultants to ensure I provide high-quality, up to date care. EMDR therapy follows an eight-phase approach that includes history taking, preparation, assessment, desensitization, installation of positive beliefs, body awareness, closure, and reevaluation. This structured process helps clients safely process painful experiences and move toward healing. I love EMDR because I have seen the profound changes that can happen when people are able to process the experiences that have kept them stuck. EMDR is one of my favorite therapies because it helps clients heal in a way that is compassionate, effective, and often deeply empowering.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I completed comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) training in 2020 with Josh Smith, who later founded the DBT Institute of Michigan. DBT offers practical, evidence-based skills that I naturally weave into all of my work with clients, helping them build emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and healthier relationships. While I incorporate DBT principles and skills into therapy, I do not offer a comprehensive DBT program with 24-hour coaching support. If you are seeking full-model DBT treatment, I recommend contacting the DBT Institute of Michigan.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
My training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) began during my graduate studies at the University of Michigan. These evidence-based approaches help clients understand the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while developing practical skills for managing life's challenges. I appreciate the flexibility of CBT and TF-CBT and often integrate their tools and strategies with other approaches to support healing, resilience, and lasting change.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I also incorporate parts work and ego state interventions inspired by Internal Family Systems (IFS). I received advanced training from Robin Shapiro in Easy Ego States, a gentle and accessible approach that helps clients understand and work compassionately with different aspects of themselves. I find that this approach helps clients develop greater self-awareness, reduce inner conflict, and foster lasting healing and self-compassion.