New to Grow
Hello and Welcome! I’m grateful you’re here and choosing to prioritize yourself, even if it didn’t feel easy to take this step. A little bit about me: I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 16 years of clinical experience working with people across a wide range of life challenges from anxiety, depression, and chronic stress to relationship struggles, health issues, life transitions, parenting pressures, and trauma recovery. I’ve supported clients in individual, couples, family, and group settings. Many of the clients I work with are used to being the strong one, the one that holds everything together for everyone else... but who don’t often have space to tend to their own needs. In our work together, we’ll slow things down enough to understand what’s been weighing on you and why sometimes it feels so hard to move forward. Therapy with me is practical, supportive, and focused on helping you feel more grounded, steady, and confident in your day-to-day life. We’ll work on quieting the critical inner voice, easing anxiety and stress, and creating space for choices that feel more aligned with who you are and what you need right now. If you’re ready for support that feels warm, thoughtful, and real... and a place where you don’t have to hold everything together... I’d be honored to walk alongside you :)
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Our first session is a gentle starting point. We’ll take time to create a space that feels warm, supportive, and free of judgment, a place where you don’t feel that you have to perform or even know exactly what to say. We’ll move at a pace that feels comfortable for you. I’ll ask some thoughtful questions to get to know you, what’s been weighing on you, and what you’re hoping for from therapy. This helps me understand your story and begin to see how we can work together in a way that feels most supportive and helpful. You’re always welcome to share only what feels right in the moment; there’s no pressure to go deeper than you’re ready for. My focus in our first meeting is to listen with care, help you feel understood, and begin building a sense of trust and collaboration. Many clients leave the first session feeling a bit lighter, clearer, and reassured about the next steps and we’ll take things one step at a time.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I am passionate about helping people feel genuinely and deeply understood, and accepted especially during moments when they feel overwhelmed, vulnerable, or unsure where to begin. With over 16 years of clinical experience, I’ve worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups across many stages of life, and I've had my own personal journey of healing which all allows me to meet people where they are and tune in to what they truly need. Clients often share that they appreciate my calm, steady presence and my ability to hold both compassion and clarity at the same time. I’m deeply empathetic and intuitive, and I’m also willing to gently challenge patterns that keep people stuck. This balance helps clients feel supported while also gaining insight and momentum toward change. In my work I bring an integrative, whole-person perspective. Drawing from neuroscience-informed, trauma-informed, cognitive, somatic, polyvagal, internal family systems, and mindfulness-based approaches, I help clients develop practical coping skills while also understanding the deeper patterns shaping their emotions, relationships, and stress responses. Over time, this work leads clients to feel more grounded, more confident in themselves, and better equipped to handle life’s challenges with resilience and self-trust.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
If you’ve tried pushing through, telling yourself you just need to “get it together,” and finding ways to make it work but deep down, you know something has to change. On the outside, you may look like someone who handles everything with ease. Inside, you might feel stuck, overwhelmed, drained by stress, or unsure how to balance all the demands in your life. You’re often the one others rely on (at work, in your family, or in relationships) and you’ve learned how to carry a lot on your own, even when it feels exhausting. You may notice anxiety showing up as constant worry, overthinking, tension in your body, trouble sleeping, or feeling on edge even during moments that are supposed to be calm. Stress might be affecting your relationships, your health, or your ability to enjoy things you used to care about. Many of the people I work with struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, difficulty setting boundaries, or feeling responsible for keeping everyone else okay often at the cost of their own well-being. You might be navigating a life transition, relationship challenges, grief or loss, parenting pressures, health-related stress, or the emotional impact of carrying so many responsibilities. You may feel disconnected from yourself, unsure how to slow down without everything falling apart, or frustrated that coping strategies that once worked no longer do. If you’re ready and open to breaking free from cycles that keep you stuck and to exploring new ways of relating to yourself, your emotions, and your life... then therapy and working together could be the next step for you. I'd love to connect with you!
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to support clients who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, chronic worry, low self-esteem, or ongoing stress... especially during major life transitions such as career changes, relationship struggles, health challenges, or parenting pressures. Many of my clients struggle with people-pleasing or perfectionism, are exhausted by taking on too much responsibility, and feel pressure to “hold everything together.” Together, we look at how stress patterns develop and how self-critical thinking and over-functioning can keep you stuck. CBT helps you build practical coping skills, reduce anxiety, improve mood, and respond to life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is helpful when anxiety, stress, or self-doubt start to interfere with your relationships, decision-making, or sense of direction... even when you appear capable and successful on the outside. Many clients come to this work feeling burned out from always being the responsible one and worrying about letting others down. ACT helps you develop emotional flexibility, loosen the grip of constant “shoulds,” reconnect with your values, and move forward in meaningful ways without waiting for fear, stress, or worry to disappear first.
Somatic
Somatic therapy is especially supportive for clients experiencing chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, trauma, relationship strain, women’s health or life-stage stressors, or the lingering effects of health challenges. This includes clients who have been in “survival mode” for a long time managing everyone else’s needs while ignoring their own. When anxiety shows up as tension, exhaustion, shutdown, or feeling constantly “on edge,” we work with the nervous system to restore a sense of safety and balance. This body-based approach helps reduce overwhelm, improve emotional regulation, and support resilience during times of change, healing, and growth.