Licensed to practice in 2 states and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in ADHD, Women's Issues, Couples Counseling and 8 more.
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New to Grow
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over a decade of experience helping adults, couples, and families navigate life's challenges. My approach is warm, collaborative, and practical—I strive to create a space where clients feel genuinely understood, supported, and challenged to grow. As someone who has personally navigated major life transitions, including divorce, career changes, parenting, and rebuilding after difficult seasons, I understand that healing and growth are rarely linear. I combine evidence-based approaches such as CBT, DBT, attachment-based therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy with empathy, humor, and real-world problem-solving. I work particularly well with high-achieving individuals who appear successful on the outside but struggle internally with anxiety, relationship challenges, self-doubt, stress, or feelings of disconnection. My goal is to help clients gain insight, develop practical skills, strengthen relationships, and create a more fulfilling and authentic life.
In our first session, you can expect a relaxed and supportive conversation focused on getting to know you and understanding what brings you to therapy. We will explore your current concerns, relevant life experiences, and the goals you hope to achieve, while also discussing any questions or concerns you may have about the counseling process. Together, we will begin identifying a path forward that feels meaningful, realistic, and tailored to your unique needs.
Clients often choose to work with me because I offer both compassionate support and practical guidance. I strive to create a warm, nonjudgmental environment where clients feel genuinely understood while also helping them develop the skills and insights needed to create lasting change. What sets my approach apart is my ability to blend evidence-based therapies with a highly personalized, collaborative style. Whether working with individuals or couples, I help clients move beyond simply talking about problems and toward building healthier relationships, greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, and a more fulfilling life.
Many of my clients are high-functioning, successful individuals who appear to have things together on the outside but are struggling internally with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, self-doubt, life transitions, or feelings of disconnection. They are often professionals, caregivers, parents, entrepreneurs, or individuals navigating demanding careers while trying to maintain healthy relationships and emotional well-being. I am particularly well-suited to work with clients who are experiencing: Anxiety, overthinking, & chronic stress Low self-esteem & self-doubt Relationship & communication difficulties Dating & attachment-related concerns Life transitions, separation, or divorce Depression & feelings of being stuck Emotional dysregulation & difficulty managing strong emotions ADHD-related challenges in adults Family conflict & boundary issues Grief, loss, & major life changes Challenges balancing career, relationships, & personal fulfillment In couples counseling, I work with partners who want to improve communication, rebuild trust, strengthen emotional connection, and learn healthier ways to navigate conflict. Whether couples are experiencing recurring arguments, emotional distance, major life stressors, or uncertainty about the future of their relationship, I help them develop greater understanding, empathy, and connection. The clients who tend to benefit most from my approach are curious, reflective, and willing to explore both the patterns that shaped them and the practical changes needed to move forward. They may not have all the answers, but they are open to self-exploration, personal growth, and developing new ways of relating to themselves and others. My goal is to provide a supportive, collaborative, and nonjudgmental environment where clients can gain insight, build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, lasting change.
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Couples Counseling
My Approach to Couples Counseling I use an integrative, evidence-based approach to couples counseling that combines principles from the Gottman Method, attachment theory, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and family systems therapy. My goal is to help couples move away from criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and withdrawal and toward healthier communication, deeper friendship, and emotional connection. What Couples Can Expect During our work together, I help couples: * Improve communication and reduce conflict * Understand and break negative interaction patterns * Rebuild trust after betrayals or emotional injuries * Increase friendship, affection, and emotional intimacy * Learn how to have difficult conversations without escalating into arguments * Develop practical skills for managing disagreements * Strengthen their emotional and physical connection * Navigate life transitions such as marriage, parenthood, infertility, career stress, relocation, or infidelity The Assessment Phase I begin by gathering information about the relationship, each partner's history, and the challenges bringing them to therapy. When appropriate, I utilize the Gottman Relationship Checkup to obtain a comprehensive picture of the relationship's strengths and areas for growth. This allows us to create a treatment plan tailored to the couple's unique needs. Skills and Interventions I Commonly Teach Some of the tools we may use include: * Love Maps (deepening knowledge of one another's inner world) * Fondness and Admiration exercises * The Four Horsemen and their antidotes * Soft Start-Up communication * Repair Attempts * Turning Toward Bids for Connection * Conflict Management strategies * Stress-Reducing Conversations * Emotional regulation skills * Attachment-based conversations that help partners express underlying needs and vulnerabilities My Philosophy I believe most couples are not struggling because they don't love each other; they are struggling because they have become trapped in painful patterns that leave both partners feeling misunderstood, unappreciated, or disconnected. Rather than taking sides, I work collaboratively with both partners to create a safe environment where each person feels heard, understood, and respected. Together, we identify the cycle that keeps the conflict going and develop new ways of relating that foster connection, trust, and mutual understanding.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
How I Use Person-Centered Therapy in My Practice Person-centered therapy is one of the foundations of my work with clients. Developed by Carl Rogers, this approach is based on the belief that people have an innate capacity for growth, healing, and positive change when they are provided with a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental therapeutic environment. In my practice, I strive to create a space where clients feel genuinely heard, understood, and accepted. I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship is one of the most important factors in successful therapy. Before clients can make meaningful changes, they often need an environment where they can openly explore their thoughts, emotions, experiences, and challenges without fear of criticism or judgment. What This Looks Like in Session Using a person-centered approach, I: * Listen with empathy and curiosity * Seek to understand the client's unique perspective and lived experience * Provide a nonjudgmental and supportive environment * Help clients identify and clarify their feelings, values, and goals * Encourage self-awareness and self-acceptance * Support clients in discovering their own solutions rather than telling them what to do * Respect each client's autonomy and pace of growth Rather than viewing clients as "problems to be fixed," I view them as individuals with strengths, resilience, and the capacity to create meaningful change in their lives. How It Integrates With Other Approaches While I often use evidence-based interventions from CBT, DBT, attachment theory, and the Gottman Method, I do so within a person-centered framework. This means that I tailor treatment to each client's individual needs, goals, and experiences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach. For example, I may teach coping skills for anxiety, communication skills for couples, or emotional regulation skills for clients struggling with intense emotions, but these interventions are always delivered within a collaborative relationship built on empathy, respect, and trust.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
How I Use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in My Practice Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the evidence-based approaches I use to help clients better understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that the way we interpret situations can significantly influence how we feel and respond to them. In my practice, I help clients identify patterns of thinking that may be contributing to anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, stress, anger, or other emotional challenges. Together, we explore whether these thoughts are accurate, helpful, and aligned with the client's goals and values. Rather than simply focusing on symptoms, CBT helps clients develop greater awareness of unhelpful beliefs, challenge self-defeating thought patterns, and replace them with more balanced and realistic perspectives. Clients also learn practical coping skills and behavioral strategies that can be applied in everyday life. My approach to CBT is collaborative, supportive, and tailored to each individual's needs. I often incorporate CBT techniques such as: * Identifying and challenging negative or distorted thinking patterns * Increasing self-awareness and emotional insight * Building healthy coping skills for stress and anxiety * Developing problem-solving strategies * Strengthening self-esteem and self-confidence * Reducing rumination, worry, and self-criticism * Practicing behavioral changes that support emotional well-being I frequently integrate CBT with other therapeutic approaches, including Person-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and the Gottman Method for couples. This allows treatment to be both evidence-based and personalized, helping clients gain insight while also developing practical tools for lasting change. My goal is to help clients feel more empowered, resilient, and confident in their ability to navigate life's challenges and create meaningful, lasting improvements in their emotional well-being and relationships.
Attachment-based
How I Use Attachment-Based Therapy in My Practice Attachment-Based Therapy is an approach that helps individuals understand how early relationships and life experiences influence the way they connect with others, regulate emotions, and view themselves in relationships today. In my practice, I use attachment theory to help clients explore the emotional patterns that may be contributing to difficulties in romantic relationships, family relationships, friendships, and self-esteem. Many clients find that their reactions to conflict, intimacy, trust, abandonment, or vulnerability are shaped by attachment experiences that began early in life. Together, we examine how past experiences may be influencing present-day thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Clients often gain insight into recurring patterns such as fear of rejection, difficulty trusting others, people-pleasing, emotional withdrawal, excessive reassurance-seeking, or challenges with emotional intimacy. Attachment-Based Therapy helps clients develop greater self-awareness, emotional security, and healthier relationship patterns. Through the therapeutic relationship and evidence-based interventions, clients learn to identify their attachment needs, communicate those needs more effectively, and build more secure and satisfying connections with others. I frequently use attachment-based interventions to help clients: * Understand recurring relationship patterns * Improve communication and emotional connection * Heal from past relational wounds and attachment injuries * Develop healthier boundaries * Reduce fears of abandonment or rejection * Increase self-worth and self-compassion * Strengthen trust and emotional intimacy * Build more secure relationships with partners, family members, and themselves For couples, attachment theory can help partners recognize the emotional needs underlying conflict. Rather than viewing disagreements as simply communication problems, couples learn to understand the deeper fears, vulnerabilities, and attachment needs that often drive their interactions. This increased understanding can foster empathy, emotional safety, and stronger connection. I often integrate Attachment-Based Therapy with Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and the Gottman Method. This allows clients to gain insight into their relationship patterns while also developing practical skills to create healthier, more secure connections in their daily lives. My goal is to help clients better understand themselves, heal from past relational experiences, and develop the confidence and emotional security needed to build meaningful and fulfilling relationships.