Licensed to practice in Florida and accepts 36 insurances. Specializes in Emotional Regulation, Personality Disorders, Trauma and PTSD and 10 more.
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I am a Florida-based Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with a Master of Science in Art Therapy and Counseling from Eastern Virginia Medical School. I am also a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) and Certified Personality Disorder Treatment Professional (C-PD). I have 12 years of experience as a practicing therapist and provide telehealth services to adults throughout Florida. I specialize in supporting individuals living with chronic mental health conditions. My areas of expertise include Borderline Personality Disorder, trauma, mood disorders, anger management, relationship challenges, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
The first session will focus on assessment, giving us a chance to get to know each other. My approach is conversational and relaxed, and I encourage clients to ask questions and “interview” me to make sure I’m the right fit for them. Therapy is a collaborative process, and we’ll work together as partners to help you achieve the goals you want to focus on in treatment. I’m an active and engaged participant in our work. I’m also direct and will challenge clients when needed to build insight and address unhelpful thoughts or behaviors that may be contributing to emotional distress or feeling stuck. Clients can expect to leave sessions with increased understanding through psychoeducation, fresh and meaningful insights, practical skills to manage difficult emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and occasional homework to help put those skills into practice.
My work is driven by a deep sense of empathy, curiosity, and a passion for understanding complex internal dynamics and “connecting the dots.” Along with my own lived experience with trauma, these qualities have shaped my dedication to helping others work through mental health challenges. I focus on helping clients rewire the brain and develop new ways of responding to stress, emotions, behaviors, and relationships, with the goal of long-term healing and improved well-being. I don’t believe in quick fixes or surface-level approaches, and I believe meaningful change requires more than simply talking about problems or trauma.
I am best positioned to serve any client who is dedicated to working on their mental health and taking treatment seriously, no matter what the mental health struggle is. My ideal client would be able, or willing to work toward accepting direct feedback and challenge during session. My direct approach is always delivered with the best intentions to help my clients grow and reduce unneeded suffering that perpetuates overwhelming patterns of emotional distress and self-sabotage.
DBT is an evidence-based therapy specifically designed to help individuals with intense emotions, unstable relationships, and patterns of self-destructive or impulsive behavior—core challenges often experienced in borderline personality disorder (BPD). DBT teaches practical skills in four key areas: Distress Tolerance – managing crises and tolerating emotional pain without making things worse Mindfulness – staying present, aware, and grounded in the moment Emotion Regulation – understanding, managing, and reducing overwhelming emotions Interpersonal Effectiveness – building healthier relationships, setting boundaries, and communicating needs effectively DBT emphasizes both acceptance and change, and is a helpful approach for anyone struggling with their emotions, behaviors, thinking patterns, and relationships. In therapy, you’ll learn skills, practice them in real-life situations, and receive support and guidance to help break harmful patterns. The goal is to reduce emotional suffering, improve relationships, and create lasting stability and well-being.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients understand the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful or distorted thinking patterns that can contribute to emotional distress or problem behaviors. Together, we explore these patterns and learn practical strategies to challenge and replace them with more adaptive, balanced ways of thinking. Through CBT, clients develop skills to recognize triggers, reframe negative thoughts, and change behaviors in a way that promotes healthier emotional responses and more effective problem-solving. It is a goal-oriented approach that emphasizes real-world practice, helping clients gain insight, build coping skills, and create lasting change in how they think, feel, and act.
Schema Therapy is a long-term, evidence-based talk therapy that focuses on identifying and changing schemas—deeply held patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that shape how people understand themselves and the world. Schemas often begin forming in childhood, especially in response to unmet emotional needs within the family or immediate environment. When these needs aren’t adequately met, schemas can become rigid and lead to unhealthy patterns, difficulties in relationships, emotional struggles, and other mental health challenges in adulthood. In Schema Therapy, clients work to recognize these patterns, understand their origins, and gradually develop healthier ways of thinking, feeling, and responding, creating lasting improvements in emotional well-being and relationships.
Mindfulness-based therapy is a type of talk therapy that combines meditation, breathing exercises, and present-moment awareness with cognitive therapy. It teaches you to focus on the "here and now" without judgment, helping clients break away from negative or automatic thought patterns that cause stress, anxiety, or depression
I am a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) with a specialization in Psychoanalytic Art Therapy, which integrates psychoanalytic principles with the creative process of art-making. This approach uses art as a tool to access thoughts and feelings that may be difficult to express verbally. Clients create images freely, and together we explore the symbolic meaning of the artwork—often connecting it to early experiences, inner conflicts, or recurring emotional patterns. Like traditional psychoanalysis, the goal of psychoanalytic art therapy is to bring unconscious material into awareness, promote insight, and support emotional healing—but through a visual, nonverbal medium that can reveal what words alone sometimes cannot. (Psychoanalytic therapy is a form of talk therapy that explores unconscious thoughts, feelings, and past experiences—especially from childhood—that influence current behavior and emotional challenges. Through techniques such as analyzing dreams, free associations, and patterns in relationships, the therapist helps clients uncover hidden conflicts and gain insight into recurring life patterns. The goal is to increase self-awareness, resolve inner conflicts, and foster lasting emotional growth.)
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September 4, 2025
Very open and made me feel comfortable sharing for the first time. Excited to learn more things with her help. Thank you! <3