New to Grow
I’m a licensed psychotherapist with 25 years of experience, LCSW, who works with adults navigating relationship struggles, life transitions, and patterns that leave them feeling stuck or discouraged. In our work together, I focus on helping people change how they see and value themselves and how they understand others. Many clients come wanting relief from painful patterns in relationships, and we work toward greater self-respect, clarity, and the ability to engage others with steadiness and compassion. A central part of my work is helping people rebuild a sense of self-worth and steady self-esteem. Together we look at the stories you carry about who you are and what you deserve. Therapy becomes a place to challenge harsh self-judgment, strengthen self-respect, and develop a more grounded confidence that carries into relationships, work, and daily life.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session, we’ll begin by talking about what led you to seek therapy at this point in your life. You can share as much or as little as feels comfortable. I’ll invite you to describe the concerns, patterns, or experiences that brought you here. We’ll also discuss any past experiences you’ve had with therapy so I can understand what has been helpful or unhelpful for you. This first meeting is also an opportunity for you to ask questions about how therapy works, my approach, and what you hope to gain. My goal is to create a thoughtful, collaborative space where we can begin understanding your needs together.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
What stands out about my therapeutic approach is the balance I try to maintain between patience, structure, and genuine human connection. Clients often describe our work as engaging and supportive because I focus on creating a space where they can think out loud without fear of judgment. I listen carefully for patterns in thoughts, behaviors, and emotional responses, and I help clients slow those patterns down so we can understand them together. My style is collaborative rather than prescriptive. I ask thoughtful questions, reflect what I hear, and guide clients toward practical strategies that fit their values and real-life circumstances. I often integrate evidence-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients develop psychological flexibility, regulate difficult emotions, and move toward meaningful goals. Over time, clients tend to experience greater clarity, improved emotional regulation, and a stronger sense of direction in their relationships, work, and personal lives.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I work best with adults who are thoughtful, motivated, and ready to examine patterns in their lives with honesty and curiosity. Many of my clients struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, ADHD or a sense that they have lost direction or meaning. Some feel stuck in habits or emotional cycles that no longer serve them. Others want to strengthen communication, emotional regulation, and self-understanding. I help people slow down, clarify what matters to them, and build practical skills to move toward a more purposeful life. Clients who benefit most are those open to reflection, willing to practice new approaches, and interested in meaningful, lasting personal change.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I have extensive experience integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into my psychotherapy practice. I help clients develop psychological flexibility by guiding them to notice thoughts and emotions without becoming entangled in them. My work emphasizes values clarification, committed action, and present-moment awareness, supporting clients in building meaningful lives even in the presence of pain, uncertainty, and difficult internal experiences.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
In my practice, I use CBT as a practical framework to help clients identify patterns between thoughts, emotions, and behavior. We work on recognizing distortions and testing alternative perspectives through structured exercises. While ACT emphasizes acceptance and values-driven action, my CBT work focuses more directly on examining beliefs and helping clients reshape thinking patterns that maintain distress.
Psychodynamic
In my clinical work with client who wish to examine early childhood experiences, I integrate psychodynamic principles to help clients explore how early relational experiences and unresolved developmental conflicts shape their present emotions, relationships, and patterns of behavior. Through careful attention to narrative, affect, and therapeutic relationship dynamics, I support clients in bringing unconscious themes into awareness, fostering insight, emotional integration, and greater psychological flexibility in their lives.