I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC) with over four years of experience counseling adults across Illinois. I welcome clients of all backgrounds—especially those from immigrant communities—and provide a compassionate, culturally responsive space to explore life’s challenges and foster lasting growth. If you’re ready to confront unhelpful patterns, heal from past wounds, and embrace a more fulfilling path, I am here to walk alongside you.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I practice with a trauma-informed, holistic lens that honors the full spectrum of your experience—mind, body, and environment. Together, we will: Build a trusting therapeutic partnership: Your voice and story guide our work. I strive to create a safe, nonjudgmental environment where you feel seen, heard, and empowered. Map your journey: We’ll explore developmental history, cultural influences, and current life contexts to identify patterns that no longer serve you. Engage mind and body: I integrate evidence-based talk therapy with somatic awareness, mindfulness, and self-compassion to address thoughts, emotions, and physiological responses.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Relational Expertise: I center our work on your unique narrative, co-creating goals and interventions that resonate with your values and culture. Integrative Toolset: By blending cognitive, behavioral, and somatic modalities, I address challenges on multiple levels—thoughts, emotions, and bodily responses. Empathy & Respect: I honor the courage it takes to seek help and approach each session with warmth, curiosity, and cultural humility.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I partner with adults navigating: - The aftermath of trauma or prolonged adversity - Persistent mood or anxiety symptoms - Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors - Substance misuse and recovery - Major life transitions seeking renewed purpose
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Four years of experience guiding clients to challenge unhelpful thoughts, modify behaviors, and expand emotional tolerance.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Applied DBT with clients facing PTSD, anxiety, depression, and substance misuse. We develop skills in distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. As one client observed, “Why isn’t this taught in schools? Everyone should know DBT!”—a sentiment I wholeheartedly share.
Mind-body approach
We cultivate mindful awareness of the present moment—without rumination or worry—using breath, movement, and body-based interventions to deepen self-connection and regulation.
Motivational Interviewing
MI helps you resolve ambivalence, tap into intrinsic motivation, and take concrete steps toward the changes you desire.
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
The gold-standard treatment for OCD. I’ve supported clients across the spectrum of OCD severity, guiding them through gradual exposures to reduce compulsions and reclaim daily functioning.