LCSW, 9 years of experience
"Many of our mental health challenges stem from the survival strategies we developed in childhood to cope with pain, trauma, or unmet needs. These patterns of thinking and behaving, were once essential, but now in your adulthood, they may have created barriers to healthy peer and professional relationships. I believe that creating space to explore your story with compassion is not only healing, but transformative. Together, we can gently unpack the past and begin to rewrite your future.
Our first session is a chance for us to begin getting to know each other. We’ll gently walk through an intake assessment to better understand your history, needs, and goals. I know this process can feel vulnerable or even uncomfortable at times, which is why I approach it with compassion, curiosity, and zero judgment. I also recognize that therapy is a two-way relationship—you’re assessing me just as much as I’m learning about you. I encourage new clients to give it at least three sessions before deciding if we’re the right fit. Healing takes time, and so does building trust.
My work isn’t just a profession, it’s a calling rooted in empathy, insight, and lived experience. My ability to identify survival strategies as a once necessary function, creates a safe environment for healing. My goal is to create an atmosphere of safety and tenderness, whereby feelings of shame begin to dissolve and self-discovery can safely begin.
It takes courage, support, and safety to look inward and gently unlearn coping strategies that no longer serve us. These behaviors—like people-pleasing, emotional shutdown, chronic overachievement, or isolation—often began as brilliant ways we adapted to pain, trauma, or unmet needs in childhood. Choosing healing opens the door to more fulfilling relationships, a kinder inner voice, and a life that feels aligned with who you truly are. If you're ready to explore that path, I would be honored to walk it with you.
Schema Therapy offers teens a way to understand the emotional patterns that influence how they see themselves and relate to others. In our sessions, I provide a safe and supportive space where young people can explore feelings of rejection, loneliness, or being misunderstood. Together, we’ll work to build healthier beliefs and coping strategies—so they can grow into confident, self-compassionate individuals.
This form of therapy is designed to help individuals process and cope wtih emotional and physical effects of trauma. As your therapist, you will be supported with exploring painful emotions, developing healthy coping strategies and learning ways to create a new normal with a biblical lens in mind.
This form of therapy is designed for individuals seeking a short term, goal oriented approach without taking a deep dive into your past history. As your therapist, you will be supported in setting small goals to accomplish identified tasks, by discovering the tools of strength you already possess.
As a therapist deeply committed to trauma-informed care, I specialize in helping clients unpack the coping mechanisms they developed in childhood and transform them into sources of resilience. My training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) allows me to help clients access and reframe painful experiences without becoming overwhelmed.