Licensed to practice in 2 states and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Trauma and PTSD and 3 more.
New to Grow
I’m a licensed therapist with over a decade of experience helping people navigate anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, chronic stress, and health-related concerns. My approach is warm, compassionate, and integrative. I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely seen, understood, and accepted—not judged or placed into a one-size-fits-all treatment plan. I draw from psychodynamic, relational, cognitive, solution-focused, and coaching approaches, as well as my background in health coaching and nervous-system regulation. Rather than relying on one particular method, I tailor our work to you: your personality, your history, your goals, and what you need at this point in your life. I’m especially interested in helping people understand the patterns that may be keeping them stuck while also developing practical tools for creating meaningful change. My goal is not simply to help you “fix” a problem, but to help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself, feel more emotionally grounded, and create a life and relationships that feel more aligned with who you are. For clients working with me in person, I may also incorporate neurofeedback or BAUD (Bio-Acoustical Utilization Device) therapy when appropriate. These brain-based approaches can complement traditional talk therapy and may be helpful for nervous-system regulation, anxiety, and reducing the emotional intensity associated with difficult or traumatic memories. I see these tools as another way to support the therapeutic process—not a replacement for the relationship and deeper work that happens in therapy.
Our first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another and begin understanding what brought you to therapy. I’ll want to hear what you’re experiencing, what has been difficult, and what you hope might be different as a result of therapy. We’ll also talk about your history and any experiences that may be relevant to what you’re facing now. Just as importantly, I want you to get a sense of what it feels like to work with me. I don’t believe you need to arrive with everything figured out or know exactly what you need from therapy. You can simply start where you are. We’ll begin identifying patterns, challenges, and strengths, and I’ll share some initial thoughts about how we might approach our work together. Depending on what you’re looking for, therapy may involve exploring your past and how it influences the present, developing practical strategies for managing anxiety or stress, working on relationships and communication, or building greater emotional awareness and regulation. I also believe therapy should be collaborative. I won’t assume that what works for one person will work for you. We’ll adjust our approach as we learn more about what you need and what feels helpful. My hope is that you leave our first session feeling heard, understood, and with a clearer sense of how we can work together.
One of my greatest strengths as a therapist is my ability to create a relationship in which people feel comfortable being themselves. I’m warm, relatable, and genuinely curious about the person sitting across from me. I believe feeling seen and accepted is an important part of therapy, especially when you may already be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or critical of yourself. I also bring more than one way of looking at a problem. My approach is integrative and individualized, drawing from psychodynamic and relational therapy, cognitive and solution-focused approaches, coaching, and nervous-system regulation. This allows me to move between deeper exploration and practical strategies depending on what you need. Sometimes we need to understand where a pattern came from; sometimes we need a concrete tool to get through the week; and often we need both. My background in health coaching and several years of working with neurofeedback and BAUD has also given me a broader perspective on the connection between emotional well-being, stress, and nervous-system regulation. For clients who work with me in person, these brain-based tools can sometimes be incorporated alongside psychotherapy to support regulation and help reduce the emotional intensity connected with difficult experiences or memories. I don’t believe meaningful progress always looks like checking off goals or making dramatic changes quickly. Sometimes progress is developing a little more self-awareness, responding differently in a relationship, feeling less overwhelmed by your emotions, or beginning to treat yourself with more compassion. I try to take the pressure out of therapy while still helping you move toward the changes that matter to you. Ultimately, what I bring to sessions is the ability to combine clinical experience with intuition, warmth, and flexibility. I’m not interested in putting you into a particular therapeutic box. I want to understand you, work with your strengths, and find an approach that feels both meaningful and practical for you.
My ideal clients are people who are ready to better understand themselves and create meaningful change in their lives. You may be struggling with anxiety, feeling overwhelmed or emotionally exhausted, navigating relationship challenges, working through the effects of past experiences, or moving through a life transition. You may also be dealing with chronic stress or health-related concerns that have affected your emotional well-being. I especially enjoy working with people who are curious about the patterns in their lives and want to understand not only what they are experiencing, but why. You may find yourself repeating relationship patterns, having difficulty setting boundaries, overthinking, feeling disconnected from yourself, or knowing what you want to change but having difficulty getting there. You don't need to have a specific diagnosis or arrive knowing exactly what you want to work on. Sometimes you simply have a sense that something isn't quite right or that you want to feel differently than you do now. Therapy can give you a space to slow down, explore what is underneath those feelings and patterns, and discover new ways of responding. I work best with clients who are open, willing to be curious about themselves, and ready to participate in a collaborative process. I don't expect you to have everything figured out. My role is to meet you where you are, help you recognize your strengths, and support you in moving toward the life and relationships you want. Together, we'll balance deeper exploration with practical tools so that therapy feels both meaningful and useful in your everyday life.
I draw from multiple therapeutic approaches and tailor our work to your individual needs, personality, history, and goals. Rather than relying on one method, I combine approaches to create therapy that is both meaningful and practical for you.
We may explore how past experiences, relationships, and patterns have shaped the way you think, feel, and relate to others today. Developing greater insight can help you understand patterns that may be keeping you stuck and create new ways of responding.
Because our relationships have such a significant impact on our emotional well-being, we may explore communication, boundaries, relationship patterns, and the ways you connect with others. I can help you develop greater awareness and more fulfilling ways of relating.
I believe you are more than the challenges you're experiencing. Alongside exploring areas that may need attention, I help you recognize your strengths, resources, resilience, and existing capacity for change so that we can build on what is already working.
For clients working with me in person, I may incorporate neurofeedback or BAUD (Bio-Acoustical Utilization Device) therapy as complementary tools alongside psychotherapy. Neurofeedback uses real-time feedback about brain activity to support nervous-system regulation and may be helpful with concerns such as anxiety, stress, attention, and emotional regulation. BAUD uses individualized sound frequencies and may help reduce the emotional intensity associated with difficult or traumatic memories.