Licensed to practice in Illinois and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Trauma and PTSD, Chronic Illness, Dissociative Disorders and 10 more.
(she/her)
New to Grow
We all have different life experiences that can create conflict and stress. It can be confusing to navigate. I am an individual who has lived experience with many different types of conflict that includes trauma, medical neglect and more. With perspective from these experiences and the insight from my educational background, I can provide mindful guidance to assist you on your journey. I am ready to meet you where you are and offer an array of options to help you feel guided and empowered. Through therapeutic strategies and interventions, that are designed to meet your specific needs, we can turn the stress and conflict into enrichment in your life.
During your first appointment, we will focus on getting to know each other. You can share as little or as much as you prefer. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming and uncomfortable to share too much too soon. Please know it is okay to wait to share more with me when you are ready.
Depending on the information you share with me, I will adjust at each therapy session. Sometimes we have a plan in place and life throws us challenges that change the plan. I am ready to adjust with you as you navigate this chapter of your journey.
Each client is the expert in their own life. It's natural for any human to look for guidance and support as they navigate different transitions in life. Whether it be a child growing into adolescents, an adult navigating friendships, or a person of any age trying to make helpful decisions that are authentic to their life; I am ready to offer a variety of therapeutic options to help you navigate your concerns, gain insight of your mindset and help you feel empowered to accomplish your therapeutic goals.
Through a collaborative interaction we can explore how your connections between your thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and behaviors affect your daily life functioning.
Through collaborative interactions we can safely explore your understanding and the impact of different traumatic experiences. We will find helpful coping strategies to use regularly that can minimize the stress during this process.
Many people feel emotions in different ways. There is a wide spectrum that is unique to each person and because we have so many layers of emotions that can happen at the same time, it can be overwhelming for our system to process. DBT tools can help us approach these variety of emotions in a helpful way so our system can work more effectively.
Traumatic experiences can occur from many different ways the body and brain processes intense and alarming information. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can be option for clients to use to help their brain and body speed up the processing or digesting of these situations that have built up over time and cause distress.
While I have experience and training in many different types of therapy methods, I take a similar approach with many of them, I adjust and offer different treatment options based on the client's preference and style of treatment. Each client will help me design the treatment approach, through collaboration, so they find a recipe of strategies that is helpful for them. I encourage clients to advocate for themselves and reflect on their treatment often so if we come across an unhelpful strategy we can comfortably adjust.