New to Grow
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in the deeply personal, often invisible struggles of TTC, IVF, high-risk pregnancy, and birth trauma. I know that when the path to parenthood doesn’t go as planned, it can feel like a crisis of identity and hope. I provide a high-end, private-pay space where you don’t have to "stay positive" or minimize your pain. We deal with the reality of it together.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Our first meeting is about creating a "contained" space where you can finally say the things you don't say out loud. I’ll ask focused questions to understand your fertility or medical context, but we won't rush past how you’re actually feeling. We will end the hour with a clear, collaborative plan so you leave feeling more steady and less alone in the week ahead.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I bring a "warm expert" approach, blending deep empathy with specialized clinical tools. I use EFT to help you navigate the attachment strain that infertility puts on your heart, and IPT or Prolonged Exposure to help you process medical or birth trauma. My strength is helping you regain a sense of agency when your body or the medical system feels entirely out of your control.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I am best positioned to serve those who feel exhausted by the rollercoaster of family building, whether you are facing the clinical intensity of IVF, a high-risk diagnosis, or a difficult postpartum transition. My clients often value the absolute privacy of a private-pay model, wanting a specialist who truly "gets" the medical nuances of their journey without the constraints of insurance.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and low self-worth. By exploring connections between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, you’ll better understand why you feel the way you do and how core beliefs shape your view of yourself, others, and the world. From there, we can update patterns that once helped you cope but now keep you stuck.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT helps you understand your emotions more clearly, both what you feel on the surface and what’s underneath. Therapy becomes a space to slow down and explore feelings safely, rather than pushing them away. Over time, you can feel more in control of the intensity of your emotions and find new ways of working with them.
Interpersonal
IPT is an evidence-based treatment for depression and PTSD. It’s also helpful around pregnancy, postpartum, or pregnancy loss. It focuses on the present, such as major transitions, relationship conflict, grief, or isolation, rather than the past. Together we look at how your communication patterns and support system affect your mood and help you find new ways of connecting.
Trauma Informed Care
A lot of trauma responses are like armor that once kept you safe but now feels heavy or gets in the way of the life you want. Together we make sense of that armor, how it helped and how it hurts, and work on softening shame and self-blame while building skills in communication and self-advocacy, so you can move through the world feeling more steady and empowered.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
PE is a first-line treatment for PTSD and is especially helpful if you feel constantly reminded of what happened, have nightmares, or avoid people, places, or situations that trigger those memories. In a structured, supportive environment, we gradually revisit a traumatic experience and work through difficult feelings like shame, guilt, or self-blame, so that you can feel more in control of your life again.