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I am a social worker with 25 years of experience supporting clients across the lifespan — from infants and their caregivers to older adults navigating later‑life challenges. My work is grounded in the belief that our thoughts are powerful drivers of our emotions and behaviors. When we learn to understand and reshape those thoughts, meaningful and lasting change becomes possible. Using Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), I help clients harness the power of their thinking to influence how they feel and act in everyday situations. Many people have been taught to “just change their behavior,” and when that doesn’t work, they blame themselves. I guide clients toward a different approach — one that starts with the mind, not with willpower. In our sessions, I use analogies, real‑life examples, and practical tools that clients can immediately apply. My goal is for every session to end with one new tool for their toolbox, something concrete they can practice between sessions. And while the work is meaningful, I believe it can also be engaging — even fun — as clients begin to see themselves and the world through a new, more empowering lens.
The first session is all about getting to know you and understanding what brings you to my computer screen. It will be a time of assessment where I will ask questions about your concerns, background, and what you are hoping to get out of therapy. You don't have to have everything figured out, we will work on that together and what progress or "better" might look like for you. Just as you’re getting a sense of my style, I’m getting a sense of you and how we can go on this journey together. My hope is that you leave the first session feeling stronger and ready to move forward.
Clients often tell me they appreciate my down‑to‑earth style and the way I use analogies to make therapy feel practical and relatable. I want the work we do together to connect directly to your everyday life — not just in theory, but in ways you can actually use. One of my core commitments is that every session ends with at least one takeaway. That might be a tool, a strategy, a new way of thinking, or a small task to practice during the week. These are tools to put in your "toolbox", something you can rely on long after therapy ends. My goal is for you to walk away from our work not only feeling better but equipped with skills you can use for the rest of your life.
Individuals who are ready to make a change in their lives, but don't know where to start often find my therapy style helpful. This may include: Those who are experiencing anxiety, depression, difficulty managing everyday life, trouble making decisions, finding themselves stuck and looking for ways to process what is going on, where they want to go, and how they have gotten to this spot. Couples who are struggling with communication, have had an infidelity, or just gotten on the wrong path. Those who are in a period of transition in their lives and having trouble figuring out how next steps or navigating their emotions. Adolescents and parents who are having difficulties communicating and setting boundaries and expectations. I also have experience with more chronic mental health concerns and can assist with significant trauma experiences.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
This is thinking about your thinking. So, we look at how your thinking leads to your emotions and behaviors instead of the situation. If we can change the thinking then we change the emotion and behavior. We often don't have control over the situation, but do have control over our thinking.
Family Therapy
For teenagers, this is important because adolescents don't exist alone. A combination of individual and family therapy is important to strengthen communication, set boundaries and expectations, and ensure cohesive communication.
Psychoeducation
Skill building is much of what I do throughout therapy to build tools that clients can use not only during therapy, but once they are done in therapy. The goal of therapy for me is that my clients won't need me anymore because they will get enough tools to be able to move forward.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is about helping to see problems where you didn't see them before and working towards wanting to work on them. Sometimes we know we aren't happy, but don't see the problem it's self. We need someone to help us identify the problem and be willing to work on it. As a therapist it is my job to help you see how it might be a problem, then get you to identify that it would be more of a problem to not work on it, so that you invest on working on it. Then help you develop a plan and work the plan.