LCSW, 13 years of experience
Starting therapy is a brave and meaningful step toward caring for your mental health. It’s natural to feel a mix of emotions—empowered, curious, or even a little uncertain—as you begin this journey. My goal is to offer a safe, supportive space where you can openly explore what you’re going through, whether it’s anxiety, depression, trauma, or challenges with self-care. I draw from a variety of evidence-based approaches designed to ease distress, build helpful skills, and uncover deeper insights that foster healing. Therapy is not only about addressing struggles—it’s also a space for growth, self-discovery, and creating the life you truly want. Whenever you’re ready, I’ll be here to walk alongside you and support you in building a path that feels meaningful and fulfilling.
In our first session, we’ll start with brief introductions and then discuss your goals. This will help us create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
I have worked closely with people struggling with trauma, anxiety and depression, including active military personnel, Veterans, and first responders.
I serve adults over 21 years old struggling with anxiety, depression and trauma.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy known for its effectiveness in reducing PTSD symptoms arising from diverse traumatic events such as child abuse, combat, rape, and natural disasters. CPT guides patients in challenging and altering unhelpful beliefs tied to their trauma. Through this process, individuals develop a new perspective and understanding of the traumatic experience, lessening its ongoing impact on their present life.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapeutic method designed to help individuals recognize and modify negative or unproductive thought and behavior patterns. CBT aims to empower you to identify how your thoughts influence your actions by focusing on the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Through this awareness, you can start to develop new coping strategies and change behaviors that may be hindering your well-being. CBT emphasizes addressing current issues and concerns, placing less emphasis on exploring past events.
Exposure is a frequently employed technique in cognitive behavioral therapy to assist individuals in confronting their fears. Specifically, prolonged exposure is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy that guides individuals in gradually approaching memories, emotions, and circumstances related to their trauma. Many individuals naturally tend to avoid reminders of their traumatic experiences, which unfortunately reinforces their fear over time. However, by directly confronting these avoided stimuli, individuals can actively reduce symptoms of PTSD. Through this process, they learn that trauma-related memories and triggers are not inherently dangerous and do not require avoidance.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a structured approach specifically developed for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions including depression and anxiety. It is guided by the Adaptive Information Processing model and involves brief periods of focusing on traumatic memories while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation, often through eye movements. The primary goal of EMDR is to reduce the intensity and emotional distress associated with these memories. Unlike traditional therapies that primarily focus on modifying emotional responses directly, EMDR targets the memory itself. It seeks to change how these memories are stored in the brain, aiming to alleviate symptoms by reducing their impact on an individual's current life. This approach is based on the understanding that unresolved traumatic memories can contribute to ongoing psychological distress and symptoms.