Licensed to practice in Wisconsin and accepts 16 insurances. Specializes in School Issues, Substance Misuse, Trauma and PTSD and 10 more.
(he/him)
New to Grow
Anxiety, trauma, mood changes, academic stress, or life transitions can be overwhelming. You are not alone. I work with students, teenagers, and early career professionals. We will create a supportive space to better understand yourself. This helps us move forward with confidence. I also enjoy working with individuals navigating neurodivergence. Additional support can help clients overcome unique challenges from school, work, and relationships. In therapy, we often begin by slowing things down. This helps us explore how your current experiences connect to larger patterns. Together, we will easily manage difficult thoughts and emotions. My goal is to create a genuine, accepting relationship so that you can truly be yourself. I use EMDR, existential therapy, and other evidence-based approaches. But these are always tailored to your individual needs. We will work together at a pace that feels comfortable. Even if you are working through trauma, managing stress, or seeking self-insight. No concern is too big or too small, and I'm honored to be part of your journey toward growth and healing.
Our first session is to help you feel comfortable. I want you to understand what to expect from therapy. We will review privacy practices and complete assessments. Part of the assessment is understanding your goals for therapy. Starting therapy can feel intimidating. It is common for clients to be unsure where to start. We will take that first step together. I will support you throughout the whole process.
Clients have shared that I create a thoughtful and supportive environment. This helps them to feel heard and understood. I help by guiding clients toward deeper insights. Trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches turn these insights into greater resilience and confidence. My goal is to understand your unique story. We will develop an approach that helps you move toward meaningful, long-lasting change.
I work best with teenagers, college students, and early career professionals. Common goals would be managing anxiety, trauma, academic stress, or life transitions. These goals also include the challenges that can come with neurodivergence. I am also a special education teacher specializing in emotional behavioral disabilities. As a teacher, I have a strong understanding of academic pressures. Young people face many unique challenges as they transition into adulthood. My sessions can cause meaningful change. This is true even if you are adjusting to college, starting a career, or navigating major life changes. My work also focuses on improving your relationships with those important to you. I am here to help you develop practical tools for a better life. My goal is to help build confidence for the future while increasing self-understanding.
A variety of interventions focus on building a greater understanding of ourselves in relation to others. Insight is usually built by identifying previous patterns that continue to form in our current life. These long term interventions improve well being and performance.
This is a gold standard in the treatment of trauma and other stressful events. This can be used for a variety of concerns. I have personally seen clients make serious growth when traditional therapies have slowed down.
Basic interventions focused on improving thoughts and emotions. REBT is a precursor to other approaches such as cogintive behavioral therapy and dialectural behavioral therapy. I have experience providing CBT and DBT. But, clients seem to prefer a mix of REBT and mindfulness practices.
Eclectic treatment methods essentially mean that I use a variety of other counseling interventions to better personalize the best course of treatment for the client. I routinely borrow from motivational interviewing, solution focused techniques, and other client centered approaches. There are a lot of counseling techniques that I am comfortable using. Please ask me for more information about different techniques and counseling interventions. At the beginning of therapy, I try to provide a basic understanding of how therapy works. But, I am more than happy to explain more of the specific details.
A common treatment for insomnia. However, a prescriber may need to determine that your sleep concerns are caused by insomnia. Other sleep concerns may need additional treatment for CBT-I to be effective.