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New to Grow
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, veteran, and private practice owner, I create a supportive, affirming space where clients can feel safe, seen, and fully themselves. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in authenticity. I believe healing happens when people feel heard, supported, and able to explore their experiences without judgment. I work with adults, couples, LGBTQIA+ individuals, BIPOC communities, veterans, and helping professionals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, burnout, grief, life transitions, relationship concerns, identity exploration, and emotional overwhelm. Many of my clients are used to carrying heavy responsibilities while quietly struggling with people-pleasing, boundaries, self-doubt, communication issues, financial stress, or the impact of past experiences. Therapy with me focuses on strengthening self-awareness, improving emotional regulation, building healthier coping skills, and creating more fulfilling relationships with yourself and others. My goal is to help you feel more grounded, confident, emotionally clear, and empowered in your daily life. I understand that beginning therapy can feel intimidating, so I meet clients with warmth, empathy, and genuine care. Together, we will work toward meaningful growth, healing, and emotional wellness.
Your first session is a chance for us to begin getting to know one another and build a comfortable, supportive therapeutic relationship. Whether you feel nervous, excited, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start, you are welcome to show up exactly as you are. We will talk about what brought you to therapy, the challenges you are currently facing, and what you hope to gain from the process. You do not need to have everything figured out. I will help guide the conversation at a pace that feels manageable and supportive. We may explore stress, anxiety, relationships, work-life balance, family dynamics, life transitions, past experiences, emotional patterns, coping skills, and support systems. This helps me better understand your needs and begin identifying goals for treatment. The first session is also a space for you to ask questions and decide whether I feel like the right fit for you. Most importantly, you can expect compassion, respect, authenticity, and a nonjudgmental space to begin your healing process.
One of my greatest strengths as a therapist is creating a space where clients feel safe, seen, and understood. Many people come to therapy after years of minimizing their needs, carrying emotional burdens alone, or feeling misunderstood. I approach each client with compassion, curiosity, and authenticity rather than judgment. My style balances warmth and empathy with practical guidance and accountability. Therapy with me is not only a place to process emotions, but also a space to build insight, develop healthier coping strategies, and create meaningful change. I help clients better understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships so they can move through life with greater clarity and confidence. As a Black woman, veteran, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and business owner, I understand the complexity of balancing multiple roles, navigating systems, managing expectations, and trying to prioritize your own emotional wellness. My lived and professional experiences allow me to connect deeply with BIPOC communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, helping professionals, and clients who often feel pressure to stay strong for everyone else. Clients often describe my approach as genuine, relatable, and affirming. I am committed to creating an inclusive therapeutic space where your identity, relationships, values, and lived experiences are respected.
I work well with individuals and couples who want to better understand themselves, improve their emotional well-being, and build healthier relationships. Many of my clients are navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, grief, life transitions, or years of feeling like they have had to hold everything together. I especially enjoy working with BIPOC individuals, LGBTQIA+ clients, women, veterans, helping professionals, and couples seeking a space where they can feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported. Many of my clients appear high-functioning on the outside while privately struggling with emotional exhaustion, overthinking, self-doubt, people-pleasing, or difficulty setting boundaries. Therapy with me is collaborative, compassionate, and affirming. Together, we work to improve communication, strengthen self-awareness, process difficult emotions, build confidence, and develop coping strategies that support long-term healing and growth. Whether you are looking to heal from the past, manage anxiety or stress, improve your relationships, explore your identity, set healthier boundaries, or reconnect with yourself, my goal is to help you feel supported, empowered, and capable of creating meaningful change.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we explore unhelpful thinking patterns, build healthier coping strategies, and develop practical tools to manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions. My approach is collaborative, supportive, and focused on helping clients create meaningful and lasting change in their daily lives.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Solution-Focused Therapy helps clients focus on their strengths, existing resources, and achievable goals rather than remaining stuck in problems. I work collaboratively with clients to identify small, meaningful changes that can improve daily functioning, increase confidence, and create momentum toward long-term growth and healing.
Gender-affirming therapy
I provide gender-affirming care that supports clients in exploring and embracing their authentic identity in a safe, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space. I work with individuals navigating gender identity exploration, transition-related concerns, relationships, family dynamics, anxiety, depression, and the emotional impact of discrimination or societal pressure. My approach is affirming, collaborative, and centered on empowering clients while honoring their lived experiences and personal journey.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Person-Centered Therapy creates a supportive and nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, valued, and understood. I believe clients are the experts of their own experiences, and I work to foster self-awareness, confidence, and personal growth through empathy, authenticity, and collaboration.
Couples Counseling
In relationship work, I help couples improve communication, rebuild trust, strengthen emotional connection, and navigate conflict in healthier ways. My approach supports couples in understanding relational patterns, increasing emotional safety, and building stronger, more intentional partnerships.