Licensed to practice in 2 states and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Coping Skills and 10 more.
New to Grow
You may be going through big changes in life, fatherhood-motherhood, new marriage, professional challenges, or facing illness, getting older, losing people close to you, moving to a new place, starting over after divorce, or adjusting after a breakup or a change in your military life. These experiences can make anyone wonder who they are, how they relate to others, how they make decisions, and how they deal with grief, change, and conflict. Life keeps giving me chances to adjust to changes in my body, feelings, thoughts, and spirit. Some days are easier than others, and that’s just part of being human. I see it as a way to keep getting stronger, more flexible, and better at handling life.When my emotions feel really strong, I may feel pulled in different directions. But reaching out, connecting with someone, and taking action usually helps me stay resilient and keep moving forward.
In our first session, you can expect us to begin by building a connection. I will invite you to tell your story in your own words so you feel heard, seen, understood, validated, and supported. We will also spend time exploring whether we are a good fit for working together. It is important that you feel respected and comfortable, and that I can offer you the guidance and support you need. During this session, we will talk about what brought you to counseling, your personal history, and the goals you would like to work toward. I will also explain the therapeutic approach I use and how it can help you better understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Together, we will begin identifying the changes and skills that can support your ability to adapt and move toward the life you want.
I bring a willingness to look closely at your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. With support from CBT, DBT, and psychodramatic principles, I approach your challenges with curiosity and a desire to understand you more deeply. I also bring the strength to work collaboratively and stay open to new ways of handling your life’s challenges. This creates space for you to build problem-solving skills, strengthen coping tools, and discover more adaptive ways to move through difficult situations.
I work with clients on their relationship with themselves, including building self-awareness, practicing self-care, and developing greater self-acceptance. We also focus on relationships with others, whether at home, school, work, in a significant relationship, or during military service, with attention to connection, support, belonging, and how they interact with the people around them. In addition, we address daily life stressors that may contribute to mild symptoms of anxiety, sadness, or stress, while also strengthening healthy coping skills, decision-making, emotional regulation, boundary-setting, effective communication, conflict resolution, and ways to adapt to life changes, navigate co-dependent patterns, and work through loss and grief.
In a CBT session, I help clients notice the connection between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We look at what is happening now, what triggered it, and what thoughts or beliefs may be keeping the problem going. The session is usually collaborative and structured. We may start with a check-in, review what happened since the last session, choose one or two main topics, and end with a plan to practice a skill or try a new approach before the next visit. I also help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, challenge them, and replace them with more balanced thoughts. Depending on the goal, we may use journaling, thought records, coping skills, behavioral practice, or small action steps to build change over time.