Licensed to practice in 4 states and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Family Conflict, Self Esteem, Substance Misuse and 9 more.
New to Grow
Welcome, and come as you are. I believe that meaningful change begins with understanding yourself on a deeper level. Many of the struggles we experience in adulthood, whether in relationships, self-worth, anxiety, trauma, communication, or life satisfaction, are shaped by patterns that developed long before we were aware of them. My role is to help you identify those patterns, understand why they exist, and create lasting change rather than simply managing symptoms.
You don't need to have everything figured out before coming to therapy. Whether you're seeking clarity, healing, relief, or a new direction, we'll begin wherever you are and work together toward the changes that matter most to you. Your first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another and begin building a foundation for our work together. All I ask is that you come with an open mind and spend some time thinking about what you hope to gain from therapy. My hope is that you're here because you're making a commitment to yourself and your healing. It would be an honor to be part of that journey and to support you every step of the way.
I take an integrative approach to therapy, tailoring treatment to your unique needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Through a family systems lens, we'll explore how your past experiences, significant relationships, and core patterns may be shaping the way you think, feel, and relate to yourself and others today. Together, we'll deepen self-awareness, identify patterns that no longer serve you, and create meaningful, lasting change. I also have extensive experience working with individuals in recovery from substance use, as well as supporting the loved ones impacted by addiction. Whether you're navigating your own recovery, healing from codependency, or working through the effects addiction has had on your relationships or family system, I provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where healing, growth, and healthier relationship patterns can emerge.
My ideal client is someone who feels caught in patterns of thinking, relating, or behaving that no longer match the life, relationships, or sense of self they want. Often these patterns began as adaptations, roles they took on to help their family system function, whether that meant being the responsible one, the peacemaker, the invisible one, the achiever, or something else entirely. Now those same adaptations show up as difficulty trusting themselves, repeating familiar relationship dynamics, struggling with boundaries, or feeling disconnected from who they are underneath it all. They are ready to move beyond managing symptoms and want to understand the deeper patterns keeping them stuck so they can create lasting, meaningful change. I also have extensive experience working with individuals in recovery and with family members and loved ones navigating the impact of addiction, whether they are in recovery themselves or supporting someone who is.
Other specialties
I identify as
Relational
I believe our struggles and our healing both happen in the context of relationship, whether that's your relationship with yourself, with others, with your mental health, with life, or with the beliefs you carry about who you are and how the world works. In our sessions, I bring curiosity and compassion to exploring each of these relationships rather than treating them as separate issues. This often means looking at patterns that show up not just in how you relate to other people, but in how you relate to your own thoughts, emotions, and sense of self. The relationship we build together in the room is also part of this work, as it often becomes a space to notice and shift patterns in real time.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help you notice the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, especially the automatic thoughts or beliefs that may be fueling anxiety, self-doubt, or unhelpful patterns without you realizing it. Rather than just talking about problems, we work together to identify these thought patterns as they show up in daily life and practice new ways of responding to them. This gives you practical tools you can use between sessions, while we also explore where these patterns came from in the first place.
Trauma Informed Care
I approach every session with awareness of how past experiences can shape the way you think, feel, and respond in the present, even years later. This means paying close attention to your sense of safety and pacing, and never asking you to share more than you're ready to. Instead of focusing only on symptoms, we look at the fuller picture of what you've lived through and how it may still be showing up today, so therapy feels like a space where you're understood and never re-traumatized by the process itself.
Integrative
Rather than relying on one method for every client, I draw from several evidence-based approaches, including family systems, attachment theory, CBT, psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness, and EMDR, and tailor the combination to what actually fits your needs and goals. This means our work together may look different from someone else's therapy, because it's built around your specific history, patterns, and what you're hoping to change, not a one-size-fits-all model.