Licensed to practice in Delaware and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in School Issues, Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD and 10 more.
New to Grow
Does anxiety feel like it's running the show — dread about school, shutting down under pressure, or snapping over things that seem small from the outside? Or maybe you're an adult who's still carrying patterns from a childhood that asked too much of you too soon. Either way, you're not imagining it, and you don't have to figure it out alone. Hi, I'm Tasha! I'm a licensed therapist (M.Ed., LPCMH) who loves working with adolescents, young adults, and adults navigating anxiety, anger, and emotional regulation, plus big life transitions — new schools, family disruption, or rebuilding footing after foster care, kinship care, or time in a restrictive or alternative setting. Before becoming a therapist, I spent 15+ years working inside schools alongside teens and families going through exactly these moments — including many navigating foster or kinship care, or returning to school after a hospitalization or placement change. I'm also trained in trauma-focused clinical evaluation, so I bring real depth to how trauma shows up — not just as sadness, but as shutdown, defiance, or a short fuse that doesn't fade with age. My style is warm, down-to-earth, and practical. I like giving people real tools they can actually use — not just talking about feelings, but building skills that stick. If your story includes foster care, kinship care, or getting back to life after time away, that's not something I just accept — it's work I know well and care deeply about. If you want a therapist who gets both the systems you've navigated and the healing work that comes after, I'd love to be part of your team.
Our first session is really just about getting to know each other — no pressure, no judgment. I'll ask about what's been going on, what's brought you in, and what you're hoping feels different. You're welcome to share as much or as little as feels right; we'll go at your pace. I'll also ask a bit about your background and history so I can understand the full picture, not just the surface-level stuff. By the end, we'll start shaping a plan together — what we'll focus on and what progress might look like for you. Most of all, I want you to leave that first session feeling heard, and like you found someone who actually gets it.
I bring a rare combination: real clinical training in trauma alongside 15+ years of hands-on experience with teens and families navigating anxiety, anger, and major life disruptions in real time — not just in theory. I know what shutdown, defiance, and a short fuse actually look like up close, and I don't mistake them for "bad behavior." I'm also direct without being harsh. I'll tell you what I'm seeing and why, and I'll give you real tools — not just space to talk about feelings, but skills you can actually use between sessions. If your story includes foster care, kinship care, or getting back to normal life after time away, I won't need it explained to me from scratch — that's ground I know well. People tend to describe working with me as warm, no-nonsense, and genuinely in their corner.
My ideal client is someone who's tired of being told to "just calm down" or "just talk about it" — and wants someone who actually gets what's underneath the anxiety, the anger, or the shutdown. Maybe you're a teen or young adult who feels like school, home, or life in general is too much some days, and you want real tools, not lectures. Or maybe you're an adult who grew up moving between systems — foster care, kinship care, alternative placements — and you're ready to finally unpack what that left behind. You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to be open to showing up, being honest about what's really going on, and doing some work between sessions. In return, I'll meet you exactly where you are — no judgment, no pretending everything's fine when it isn't. If your goal is to actually feel steadier, not just talk about wanting to, I'd love to work with you.
A lot of anxiety and anger come from getting stuck in your head — replaying what happened, worrying about what's next, or reacting before you even realize you're upset. Mindfulness is really just the practice of slowing that down and noticing what's happening in the moment, instead of getting swept up in it. In our sessions, I use simple, practical tools like grounding exercises, breathing techniques, and noticing body cues (like a racing heart or clenched jaw) that show up before anger or anxiety take over. The goal isn't to "clear your mind" or sit still for long periods — it's to help you catch the moment between feeling triggered and reacting, so you have an actual choice in what happens next. For clients who've been through a lot — foster care, unstable home situations, big transitions — this also helps rebuild a sense of safety in your own body, since those experiences often teach people to stay on high alert all the time. Mindfulness gives you a way to come back down from that, on purpose, whenever you need to. I'll always meet you where you are with this — some people take to it quickly, others need to ease in, and that's completely fine.
Trauma-informed care isn't a specific technique — it's the lens I bring to everything we do together. It means I'm always paying attention to how past experiences might be shaping what's happening for you right now, even when it doesn't look obvious on the surface. In practice, this shows up in a few key ways. I never assume "bad behavior" is the whole story — if someone shuts down, gets defensive, or has a short fuse, I'm curious about what that reaction might be protecting them from, not just trying to correct it. I move at your pace and never push you to share more than you're ready for, because feeling safe and in control of the process matters as much as the content of what we talk about. I also pay close attention to the systems you may have moved through — foster care, kinship care, hospitals, alternative schools — because those experiences shape how people learn to trust, or not trust, the people meant to help them. I bring that understanding into the room so you don't have to explain it from scratch. The goal is simple: to make sure our work together never accidentally recreates the same feelings of being unsafe, judged, or unheard that brought you here in the first place.
Motivational interviewing is really just a way of talking that keeps you in the driver's seat of your own change — instead of me telling you what to do, I ask questions that help you figure out what you actually want and why. A lot of people come into therapy feeling pulled in two directions — part of you wants things to be different, and part of you isn't sure you're ready, or doesn't know where to start. That's normal, and it's not something I try to talk you out of. Instead, I'll ask questions that help you hear yourself think it through out loud, like what's working, what's not, and what change would actually look like for you. This matters a lot for anger, impulsivity, and anxiety specifically, because real change doesn't stick when it's forced from the outside — it sticks when you get clear on your own reasons for wanting it. My job is to help you find that clarity, not hand you a script to follow. For clients who've had a lot of decisions made for them — through foster care, placements, or other systems — this approach also matters because it hands some of that control back to you, on purpose.
Solution-focused work is less about digging through everything that's ever gone wrong, and more about figuring out what's actually working (even a little) and building on it. In sessions, instead of only asking "what's the problem," I'll often ask things like "what does a good day look like for you?" or "tell me about a time this was a little easier — what was different then?" Those small details usually hold real clues about what already helps, even if it doesn't feel like much yet. This approach works well for anger, anxiety, and impulsivity specifically, because it keeps us focused on concrete, doable next steps instead of getting stuck feeling overwhelmed by the whole picture. We'll set small, realistic goals together and track what's shifting, so progress feels real and visible — not just something we talk about in theory. This doesn't mean we skip over hard things or your history — it just means we don't stay stuck there. We use it as context, then keep our eyes on where you're headed and what's actually possible for you next.