Prior to private practice, I worked in outpatient therapy clinics, community mental health agencies, and hospital clinics. I have my Masters of Social Work degree and am licensed as a Clinical Social Worker. I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults through individual and family therapy modalities. When I am not providing therapy, I enjoy spending time with my pets, collecting way too many books, learning about new hobbies (my recent quest is keeping plants alive), and googling places to see the best sunsets.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
For our first session, we will spend time getting to know each other and making a plan for how therapy can help to achieve the life you desire. I will support you in being able to share about your life and the challenges you face on a day-to-day basis. There is absolutely no pressure in knowing where to start during the first session, we will work on that together. I have been told by clients that the first session with me is casual, gentle, and comforting.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
A strength of mine is bringing my genuine self into each and every therapy session. I believe connections are at the heart of human experiences and therapy is another connection that can lead you to exactly where you want to be in life. This process is about you and for you, so you deserve to work with a therapist that will show up as themselves every time to help make the work we will do together not feel like work. We’ve all seen the cliché therapists on TV. The ones who smile, nod, then say things like “hmmm interesting” or “and how does that make you feel?” I am not that cliché therapist. Sure, I will smile, nod, and may say those things, but I will also roll up my sleeves and dive in right alongside you. You don’t have to go through this alone, I will be with you every step of the way.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
Now that I’ve told you about me as your therapist, let me tell you more about how I can help. Others may tell you all the time how great your life must be and how you always seem to have it together, but deep down, you know this could not be further from the truth. Every day, you feel like you are carrying a huge secret and feel pressure to be someone you are not. You feel out of place and like you don't belong anywhere. Maybe you’ve recently gone through a change and are trying to figure out where to go from here. I work with people on discovering themselves again. It's time to put yourself first and quiet the inner voice saying you aren't good enough. You have earned the right to take a deep breath and let go of the pressure you feel every day to be someone else. You can rebuild your connection with yourself.