Licensed to practice in Florida and accepts 14 insurances. Specializes in Addiction, Anxiety, Depression and 10 more.
New to Grow
I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), EMDR trained and trauma certified, specializing in addiction, anxiety, and depression, including clients currently in treatment programs. My practice is built on a person-centered approach — real dialogue, not lectures, and space for you to heal at your own pace. Together, we'll build practical tools tailored to you, while addressing what's underneath the struggle. My goal is to help you heal, repair, and grow into lasting independence and self-trust.
In our first session, my goal is simply to get to know you — not to rush into fixing anything. We'll talk about what's brought you to therapy, what you're hoping to work through, and what support has or hasn't worked for you in the past. There's no pressure to have it all figured out or to share more than you're ready to. I'll ask questions to understand your history and current struggles with addiction, anxiety, depression, or trauma, and we'll start shaping a plan together — one that reflects your goals, not a one-size-fits-all approach. Most importantly, you can expect to be heard without judgment. This is your space, and we'll move at whatever pace feels right for you.
What sets my approach apart is that I don't come in with a fixed agenda for who you should become or how fast you should get there. As a person-centered therapist, I believe you already hold the insight and capacity for healing — my role is to walk alongside you, not lead from ahead. I combine EMDR and trauma-informed care with honest, real dialogue instead of lectures or rigid protocols. I also bring direct experience working with clients in treatment centers, so I understand the unique challenges of early recovery and the courage it takes to keep going. Rather than offering quick fixes, I focus on helping you build genuine independence — real tools, real self-trust, and lasting change that's yours, not borrowed from me.
My ideal client is someone who's still functioning — showing up, getting through the day — but tired of carrying something that's gotten heavier than it used to be. They might be sorting through anxiety, depression, trauma, or a complicated relationship with substances, and they're ready to look at the patterns underneath instead of just managing around them. They don't need to have it all figured out or be in crisis to start. They just need to be willing to show up, again and again, even when change feels impossible — because that's usually how it starts looking possible.
I use Compassion Focused Therapy to help clients quiet the inner critic that often keeps them stuck — especially for those who've been managing anxiety, shame, or substance use for a long time and have grown harsh with themselves in the process. Instead of pushing through self-judgment, we work on building a steadier, kinder relationship with yourself, which often makes the harder work of therapy easier to sustain. This tends to pair naturally with the person-centered approach I bring to every session — meeting you where you're at, not where you think you should be.
I use CBT to help clients notice the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors — especially the automatic patterns that keep anxiety, low mood, or substance use running on autopilot. We work together to identify what's actually driving a pattern, test out whether it holds up, and build more useful ways of responding. It's practical and collaborative, not a lecture — you leave sessions with a clearer sense of what's happening and what to try differently, at a pace that fits where you're at.
I use EMDR with clients whose trauma or difficult experiences seem stuck in the body more than the story — the kind of thing you've talked about before without it actually feeling different afterward. It's a structured approach that helps the nervous system process what words alone sometimes can't reach, without requiring you to narrate every detail of what happened. We move at your pace, and you stay in control of how much you share and when.