LPC, 8 years of experience
New to Grow
In my practice, I specialize in working with youth, adolescents, and adults, supporting them through life’s challenges with both compassion and expertise. I work with individuals facing anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other mental health concerns, providing care that is tailored to each person’s unique needs. My focus includes addressing youth behavioral issues, offering guidance in college and career planning, and supporting clients managing PTSD, OCD, and eating disorders. I strive to create a safe, collaborative environment where clients can develop skills, insight, and resilience to navigate both everyday challenges and more complex life experiences.
You can expect to gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your challenges, along with practical tools to navigate life's ups and downs. My goal is to help you develop effective coping strategies, improve your self-awareness, and enhance your overall well-being.
My greatest strengths lie in combining evidence-based techniques with a collaborative, client-centered approach. I help clients build practical coping skills while also fostering insight into patterns that affect their emotions and behaviors. This balance allows clients to make meaningful, lasting changes and develop resilience in both daily life and challenging situations.
I am best positioned to serve clients who are motivated to understand themselves more deeply, manage intense emotions, or work through patterns that interfere with their well-being. I work well with adolescents, young adults, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, trauma, or difficulties with emotional regulation and relationships. My clients are typically open to exploring both practical coping strategies and deeper insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, with the goal of creating meaningful, lasting change in their lives.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention by helping clients identify negative thought patterns that fuel suicidal ideation and teaching them practical coping skills to manage distress. In sessions, I work with clients to create safety plans, recognize warning signs, and replace hopeless or self-critical thinking with more balanced perspectives. I also integrate behavioral strategies such as increasing positive activities and problem-solving to reduce risk, while making sure skills are practiced and applied outside of sessions.
In my practice, I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and the behaviors that reinforce them. Sessions focus on building awareness of these cycles and practicing healthier ways of thinking and responding. I also emphasize behavioral activation, problem-solving, and coping strategies that clients can apply in their daily lives to reduce distress and improve functioning.
When using Dialectical Behavior Therapy, I focus on teaching clients core skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. I integrate these skills into real-life situations so clients can better manage intense emotions and improve relationships. Safety planning and coaching clients through high-risk moments are key parts of how I apply DBT in practice.
I use Exposure and Response Prevention to help clients gradually face feared situations or thoughts while resisting the urge to engage in compulsive behaviors. I guide them through exposures in a structured, supportive way, starting small and building tolerance over time. The focus is on breaking the cycle of anxiety and avoidance so clients can regain a sense of control and reduce distress in daily life.
I use a psychodynamic approach to help clients explore underlying patterns in their relationships, emotions, and early experiences that shape their current struggles. In sessions, I focus on increasing insight into unconscious conflicts, defenses, and repeated themes, while fostering a safe space for clients to process difficult feelings. This deeper understanding often leads to greater self-awareness and healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.