Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Our first session will include a mix of practical and personal groundwork. We’ll start by reviewing a few logistical items—policies, consent forms, and other necessary “housekeeping” details. You’ll also have space to ask any questions you may have about my background, therapeutic approach, or anything else that feels important to you. From there, we’ll begin exploring what brought you in. I’ll follow up on your intake paperwork if I need more detail, and I’ll ask about what’s been happening recently that made you decide, “It’s time to talk to someone.” We’ll also look at what’s helped—or hasn’t helped—in the past, and start identifying your goals. What do you want your life to look like, and how does that differ from how things are now? Unless you immediately feel like we’re not the right match, I typically recommend attending at least two sessions before making a decision about moving forward. Sometimes it takes a little time to get a true sense of fit.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

My Approach I’m an intuitive and highly sensitive clinician, which means I tend to tune in quickly to what’s happening beneath the surface. I’m skilled at helping clients connect the dots—working through the details to identify patterns, themes, and the bigger picture of what’s unfolding in their lives. While we’ll talk about difficult and often painful experiences, I believe humor has an important place in therapy. Laughter can be deeply healing, and I try to create space for both seriousness and lightness in our work. I bring a wide range of professional experience to the therapy room, including work in rape crisis response, child abuse prevention, hospice care, and hospital settings. These diverse roles have shaped my ability to hold complexity, respond to crisis, and meet clients with both compassion and clarity. As a Social Worker, my style is eclectic. I'm less worried about which modality we're using and more worried about connecting with you, learning what your lived experience is like, and providing insight. Techniques used vary session to session, based on your needs, in the moment.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

You may be asking yourself... Will it ever get better? What’s wrong with me? Who am I, really? Was that abuse? Will I ever feel at home in my body? Why did my family hide this from me? Why can’t I move on? What now, now that I know the truth? I’ve worked so hard for so long—so when is it my turn to feel better? If any of these questions resonate, you’re not alone. Many of the people I work with carry heavy stories and deep exhaustion—emotional, physical, even spiritual. I specialize in supporting individuals navigating the aftermath of narcissistic abuse and intimate partner violence, religious trauma and separation from high-demand groups, disordered eating, fat stigma, burnout, and the impact of emotionally immature or unavailable parents. I also work with emerging therapists and people from traditionally marginalized communities, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+ clients. Many of my clients wrestle with shame, perfectionism, restriction, and histories of childhood or adult sexual abuse. As an adopted person who has been in reunion for over 25 years, I bring lived experience and professional expertise to work involving adoption, foster care, family secrets, orphanage experiences, and DNA discoveries. I often work with individuals processing multiple layers of loss, identity disruption, and trauma all at once—people who are tired, in every sense of the word, and ready for a new way forward.