New to Grow
I am a compassionate, trauma-informed therapist who works with individuals navigating crisis, anxiety, life transitions, and unresolved conflict. I provide a supportive, grounded space where clients can feel safe, understood, and empowered to heal. My approach is integrative and holistic, drawing from narrative, existential, Gestalt, and psychodynamic frameworks to help clients build resilience, reconnect with their strengths, and move toward meaningful change. My goal is to support clients in finding clarity, stability, and a renewed sense of hope and purpose.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
The first session is an opportunity to start building trust and safety. We will focus on understanding what brought you here and what support you need most. You are always in control of what you share, and we will go at a pace that feels manageable. I’ll ask some gentle questions to better understand your background and current concerns, and we may begin discussing coping tools or grounding strategies if you’re feeling overwhelmed. My goal is for you to feel supported, respected, and supported in this process.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I am known for being both honest and deeply compassionate in my therapeutic approach. I provide steady support for clients facing severe trauma, complex mental health challenges, and emotional crises. I help clients connect the impact of past experiences to current patterns, guiding them toward deeper insight, nervous system regulation, and meaningful recovery.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I work best with individuals who are going through intense or overwhelming seasons of life—whether that involves trauma, suicidal thoughts, a recent hospitalization, or living with a serious mental health condition. I also have experience supporting clients affected by immigration stress, displacement, and life-altering events such as natural disasters. My goal is to offer a steady, compassionate space where clients can feel safe, understood, and supported in finding hope and healing.
Christian Counseling
As a Christian therapist, I approach counseling with a foundation of compassion, humility, and respect for each person’s inherent worth. My faith informs my commitment to providing care that is grounded in grace, truth, and emotional healing. I integrate evidence-based clinical practices with a holistic view of the person—mind, body, and spirit—while honoring each client’s values and beliefs. Whether or not clients share my faith, I strive to create a safe, supportive space for growth, restoration, and meaningful change.
Existential
In Existential therapy, I help explore life’s deeper questions—identity, meaning, freedom, purpose, and connection. We develop a space to reflect on what it means to live authentically, especially during times of anxiety, loss, transition, or uncertainty. Rather than focusing only on symptom reduction, I support in understanding lived experiences, clarifying values, and making intentional choices that align with a life desired.
Gestalt
In Gestalt therapy, we focus on helping build greater awareness of thoughts, emotions, and experiences in the present moment. We explore what is happening in the “here and now” to better understand patterns, needs, and relational dynamics. We work collaboratively and experientially, supporting in reconnecting, strengthening authenticity, and creating meaningful change.
Narrative
In Narrative therapy, I support individuals in crisis and trauma recovery by helping people feel more separate from their problems. Trauma and overwhelming life events can shape painful, limiting stories about identity, safety, and worth. In therapy, we work collaboratively to explore these experiences with care, identify resilience and survival strengths, and re-author narratives that restore agency, hope, and meaning.
Psychodynamic
I take a psychodynamic and relational approach to therapy, meaning I pay close attention and sometimes draw attention to the past and present relationships which shape our inner worlds. We explore recurring patterns, emotional struggles, and the deeper needs underneath them. I believe that through a trusting therapeutic relationship, folks gain clarity, work through unresolved pain, and move toward lasting growth and wholeness.