New to Grow
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor dedicated to helping teenagers, adolescents, and adults navigate anxiety, trauma, stress, depression, relationship challenges, grief, and life transitions. Using a compassionate, trauma-informed, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach, I help clients better understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while developing healthier coping skills and patterns. I strive to create a supportive and nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe, heard, and empowered to heal, build resilience, improve emotional well-being, and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives.
The first session is really about getting to know you and creating a space where you can feel comfortable being yourself. We’ll talk about what’s been going on in your life, what challenges you’ve been dealing with, and what you’d like to get out of therapy. There’s no pressure to share everything all at once — we move at a pace that feels right for you. My approach is supportive, down-to-earth, and collaborative. I want clients to feel heard, understood, and leave sessions with practical tools, insight, and support that can help in everyday life. The first session is also a chance for you to ask questions and see if we’re a good fit working together.
One of my greatest strengths as a therapist is my ability to create a space where clients feel genuinely comfortable, understood, and not judged. I bring a warm, down-to-earth, and real approach to therapy while still helping clients make meaningful progress toward their goals. I believe therapy should feel like a collaborative process, not clinical or intimidating. I’m especially skilled at helping clients recognize unhealthy patterns, manage overwhelming emotions, improve self-awareness, and develop practical coping strategies they can actually use in everyday life. I use a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), trauma-informed care, and individualized interventions to help clients better understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships. Clients often appreciate that I balance empathy with honest feedback and provide a supportive environment where they can feel safe to heal, grow, set healthier boundaries, and build more confidence in themselves and their decisions.
I am best positioned to work with teenagers, adolescents, and adults who are experiencing anxiety, trauma, stress, depression, relationship challenges, grief, life transitions, and difficulties with self-esteem or emotional regulation. Using a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach, I help clients identify and challenge unhealthy thought patterns, develop healthier coping skills, improve emotional regulation, and create positive behavioral changes that support overall well-being. I provide a supportive, nonjudgmental, and trauma-informed environment where clients can safely process emotions, increase self-awareness, and work toward healing and personal growth. I work especially well with individuals who feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or stuck in unhealthy patterns and are ready to build healthier relationships, boundaries, and daily coping strategies tailored to their unique needs and goals.
I identify as
Trauma-Focused CBT
I have experience using Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced trauma, anxiety, grief, emotional dysregulation, and adverse life experiences. In my practice, I use TF-CBT interventions to help clients understand the connection between thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and trauma responses while creating a safe and supportive environment for processing difficult experiences. I incorporate psychoeducation, emotional regulation skills, grounding techniques, cognitive restructuring, relaxation strategies, and trauma processing interventions tailored to each client’s developmental level and emotional readiness. I also help clients identify unhealthy thought patterns, reduce symptoms of anxiety and hypervigilance, improve coping skills, and strengthen emotional resilience. In sessions, I take a trauma-informed and client-centered approach, moving at a pace that feels safe for the client while focusing on stabilization, empowerment, and building a sense of safety and control. I often integrate mindfulness, attachment-focused interventions, strengths-based techniques, and culturally sensitive practices to support healing and long-term emotional growth.
Eclectic
I use an eclectic therapeutic approach, meaning I tailor treatment interventions to meet the unique needs, goals, personality, and life experiences of each client rather than relying on a single modality alone. I integrate techniques from multiple evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), Person-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness-Based interventions, Attachment-Based approaches, and strengths-based techniques. In my practice, I recognize that every client responds differently to treatment, so I adapt my approach based on the client’s presenting concerns, emotional needs, cultural background, developmental stage, and treatment goals. For example, I may use cognitive restructuring and coping skills for anxiety, trauma-informed interventions for clients with past trauma, mindfulness and grounding techniques for emotional regulation, and solution-focused strategies to help clients build confidence and identify achievable goals. My eclectic approach allows me to create individualized treatment plans that are flexible, collaborative, and client-centered while fostering emotional safety, self-awareness, resilience, and long-term healing. I strive to meet clients where they are and utilize interventions that best support their growth, empowerment, and overall well-being.