Get to know me

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

The main takeaway from a therapy session is personal insight and growth. Each session typically aims to enhance self-awareness, address specific challenges, and develop coping strategies. Key Areas of Focus… Self-Reflection: Understanding thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that influence daily life. Goal Setting: Identifying personal goals and creating actionable steps to achieve them. Coping Strategies: Learning techniques to manage stress, anxiety, or other emotional difficulties. Support and Validation: Receiving encouragement and understanding from a trained professional. Therapy sessions are tailored to individual needs, so the specific takeaways may vary based on personal circumstances and therapeutic goals.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

My communication style is warm, grounded, and collaborative. I believe in meeting clients where they are — emotionally, mentally, and relationally — and creating a space where they feel safe to be their full selves. I balance deep empathy with clear, honest reflection. You can expect me to listen intently, respond thoughtfully, and challenge you gently when it’s therapeutically appropriate. I strive to create a nonjudgmental space where you feel understood, not just heard. Whether we’re exploring complex emotions, processing trauma, or building coping skills, I’ll offer feedback with compassion and transparency. I may ask thought-provoking questions, highlight patterns, or guide you in reframing your thoughts — always with your goals at the center. While I am clinically informed and structured in my approach, my tone is conversational and relatable. Therapy doesn’t have to feel clinical to be effective — it can be a real, human connection with room for emotion, insight, and even moments of levity. Ultimately, my goal is to help you feel empowered, not directed — supported, not judged — and understood, even in the places you’ve kept hidden.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

During my longevity as a clinician, I have served families, couples, children, and adolescents in diverse populations. My current areas of specialties include assisting individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, substance abuse/addiction, mood disorders, self-esteem development, and self-harm/safety planning just to name a few. Within my practice, I would say that I have endured many success stories treating those with anxiety and depression. I feel that it is very rewarding when you are able to help restore confidence, self-worth, and purpose for those struggling to make positive change in their life. My journey into the world of mental health care was born from both personal experience and a genuine curiosity about human behavior. Long before I ever stepped into a therapy room as a clinician, I was someone who people naturally turned to for support. I saw the pain people carried — the silent battles, the resilience behind every smile — and I wanted to do more than just witness it. I wanted to understand it and be part of the healing process. During my early years of education, I was drawn to psychology, fascinated by how the mind works and how past experiences shape present realities. But it wasn’t until I had a profound experience with a mentor, therapist, or possibly my own challenges that I truly felt the calling. I realized that healing isn’t linear, and the space between suffering and growth can be sacred when held with compassion and skill. I pursued formal education in mental health, immersing myself in evidence-based practices, counseling theories, and most importantly, learning how to be with someone in their pain — not to fix it, but to help them navigate through it. My clinical training taught me technique, but my clients taught me presence, humility, and the power of human connection. Now, as a professional therapist, I see each session as a courageous act of vulnerability — on both sides. I hold space for grief, trauma, hope, uncertainty, and transformation. My work isn’t just a career; it’s a calling rooted in empathy, resilience, and a deep respect for the human experience.