I am a compassionate therapist dedicated to guiding individuals on their journey toward healing and personal growth. My approach blends evidence-based practices with a warm, collaborative style to create a safe space where clients feel understood and empowered. In our work together, I focus on helping you explore your unique experiences, overcome challenges, and develop effective strategies for a more fulfilling life. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, complex behavioral habits, or life transitions, I am here to support you every step of the way.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Clients can expect an informal, but thorough dive into the reasons they are seeking therapy, an introduction to me and my style, and to begin the process of a biopsychosocial assessment.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have a range of experience with different clients that allows me to feel comfortable working with any client. My greatest strength is my ability to use empathy and Countertransference to support clients in reaching their goals.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I love to use motivational interviewing with clients who are resistant to change, and dig deep with clients who are looking to learn more about themselves and better their lives.
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225 Haverford Ave, Narberth, PA 19072, Suite 202Appointments
Virtual & in-personMy treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I have been using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) since the beginning of my clinical training during my master’s program. ACT is an invaluable tool for helping clients navigate experiences of shame and begin building a healthier relationship with the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that initially brought them to therapy. Its emphasis on acceptance, mindfulness, and values-based action creates a foundation for clients to discuss mental health openly and work toward lasting change.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is traditionally used to treat substance use disorders and other compulsive behaviors. It is highly effective at helping clients quickly identify and change self-destructive patterns. Because of its structured and skills-based approach, CBT is often the first line of treatment I use to establish safety and stability, particularly when working with higher-risk clients.
Experiential Therapy
Psychodrama and other forms of experiential trauma therapy are among the most effective tools for helping clients rewrite the narratives that have shaped their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors since childhood. In many cases, these early narratives develop as survival strategies — necessary at the time, but often leading to patterns of unhealthy coping later in life. In my practice, I incorporate experiential therapy techniques to move beyond traditional talk therapy when appropriate. Through methods like guided role-play, empty-chair work, and somatic awareness exercises, clients are able to engage directly with emotions, relationships, and experiences that may have previously felt inaccessible. Experiential approaches allow clients not only to understand their history intellectually but to experience and feel shifts in their emotional reality in real time. By reenacting key moments, expressing unspoken emotions, and experimenting with new roles or outcomes, clients can begin to untangle deeply embedded beliefs and practice healthier, more adaptive ways of responding. This active process supports lasting change by bridging insight with action — helping clients internalize new narratives that promote resilience, emotional regulation, and healthier relationships with themselves and others.
Trauma-Focused CBT
One of the most valuable aspects of therapy is having a neutral space to explore emotions that may have been overlooked or pushed aside. I work with clients to process difficult experiences, often beginning with early life events that shaped patterns of coping and emotional regulation. Many of the strategies we develop in childhood are necessary at the time but become limiting over the years. In therapy, we create a structured environment where old pain can be acknowledged without judgment, and where emotions can be experienced and understood rather than avoided. Through careful and deliberate work, clients often find that even the most intense emotions are temporary and manageable. Our focus is on building greater awareness, healthier coping strategies, and a deeper sense of resilience moving forward.