New to Grow
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Addictions Counselor whose work is rooted in truth, love, and compassion. With nearly 15 years of experience in behavioral health, I bring a grounded, human-centered approach to therapy—one that honors the whole person, not just the symptoms. My clinical philosophy centers on helping individuals return to their authentic selves by exploring identity, emotional truth, and the stories that shape their lives. I integrate trauma-informed care, co-occurring disorder expertise, and evidence-based modalities with a deep respect for each person's lived experience. Whether addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, or life transitions, I aim to create a therapeutic environment built on safety, curiosity, and genuine connection. My belief is that healing happens when people feel seen, supported, and empowered to step into their truth. My mission is simple: to help individuals navigate life with clarity, courage, and compassion—one conversation at a time.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
I work with people who may be struggling with anxiety, depression or trauma related to life experiences. During our initial sessions, we will delve deeply into the issues at hand, and collaborate to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you realize your truth. Most people see a gradual lifting of symptoms within the first month and sustained improvement thereafter.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
Therapy is a conversation where we can tell the truth without being cruel, this means that it’s a space to practice being kind, even to ourselves. Through the conversation, I have the ability to see patterns faster than most and translate complex concepts into human language- you are not your symptom(s) and clinical jargon doesn’t fix things. AND yet, we can still find understanding in your experiences to move towards healing. You’ll read about the different treatment modalities that I use, but the bottomline is that I hold people in compassion and accountability. Working at the level of identity, not just coping, we integrate the mind, body, and make meaning of your experiences. I aim to create psychological safety without dependency- autonomy matters.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I build therapeutic relationships with people, and a good working alliance is ideally with someone who is ready for honest inner work—even if they feel stuck, overwhelmed, or misaligned. They often present as: Professionals, creatives, leaders, or caregivers who perform well outwardly but feel disconnected, anxious, or emotionally exhausted internally; or Individuals navigating identity shifts, life transitions, relationship challenges, or questions of purpose. Additionally, people with trauma histories, attachment wounds, or co-occurring anxiety, depression, or substance-use patterns who want depth, not surface-level coping or people tired of “just surviving” and ready to tell the truth about their patterns, emotions, and relationships
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a practical, results-driven framework to help people understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors—and to actively change patterns that are no longer serving them. People are guided to identify unhelpful thinking patterns, challenge distorted beliefs, and replace them with more balanced, reality-based perspectives, CBT interventions are paired with skill-building strategies such as emotional regulation, behavioral activation, grounding techniques, and problem-solving tools. My approach integrates CBT with trauma-informed care, identity work, and compassion-based practices, ensuring people are not just changing thoughts, but developing self-trust, resilience, and sustainable coping skills.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
I use REBT to help people identify, challenge, and replace rigid, self-defeating beliefs that drive emotional distress and unhealthy behavior patterns. Rather than focusing only on what happened, REBT examines what people believe about what happened—especially beliefs rooted in “musts,” “shoulds,” and self-judgment. I guide people through recognizing irrational beliefs, disputing them with evidence and logic, and developing flexible, self-compassionate alternatives. This approach is especially effective for concerns involving emotional reactivity, relationship conflict, shame, anger, anxiety, and mood instability.
Mind-body approach
I use a mind–body approach to help people understand how emotional experiences, stress, trauma, and thought patterns are stored and expressed in the body. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, we focus on the connection between physiological responses, emotional regulation, and psychological insight. Basically, this means helping people identify how anxiety, depression, trauma, or chronic stress show up as physical sensations—such as tension, fatigue, agitation, shutdown, or somatic discomfort—and teaching skills to restore regulation. Interventions may include grounding techniques, breathwork, body awareness, nervous system education, and movement-informed strategies alongside traditional talk therapy. The outcome is greater self-awareness, improved emotional regulation, reduced somatic symptoms, and a stronger sense of agency. By integrating mind and body, people learn not only to understand their experiences cognitively, but to feel safer, more present, and more regulated in their daily lives, supporting sustainable healing and long-term resilience.
Narrative
I use Narrative Therapy to help people separate who they are from what they’ve been through. We work from the belief that people are not their problems—they are the authors of their lives, and stories can be examined, challenged, and rewritten. In practice, we help people identify dominant narratives shaped by trauma, relationships, culture, or survival roles (e.g., “I’m broken,” “I always fail,” “I have to perform to be valued”). Through guided reflection and dialogue, people learn to externalize these stories, examine where they came from, and decide whether they still serve their growth. The therapeutic outcome is increased agency, self-compassion, and clarity. People begin to reclaim preferred narratives rooted in truth, resilience, and authenticity—allowing them to make choices aligned with who they are becoming, not who they were forced to be.
Group Therapy
Group counseling is used as a powerful catalyst for insight, accountability, and relational healing. Groups provide a structured, guided environment where people experience normalization (“I’m not alone”), practice healthy communication, and receive real-time feedback in a safe, supportive setting. Our groups are intentionally designed around themes such as identity, emotional regulation, substance use, and interpersonal effectiveness. Through guided discussion, skills-based exercises, and reflective processing, people learn to challenge distorted beliefs, strengthen boundaries, and build healthier relational patterns. Group counseling enhances self-awareness, reduces isolation and shame, improves social and emotional skills, and accelerates growth by allowing people to practice change in community—where real life happens.