LCSW, 10 years of experience
New to Grow
Hi there! My name is Genna and I’m a licensed clinical social worker who believes in creating a space where people can slow down, breathe, and feel seen. My work is grounded in compassion and connection. I help individuals navigate grief, the stress of caregiving, and life transitions with gentleness and understanding. I’ve spent my career walking alongside people through the tender and uncertain parts of life, helping them find meaning, steadiness, and self-compassion along the way. I’m someone who values presence, authenticity, and meeting you exactly where you are. My approach is calm and relational, shaped by years of supporting others through moments of loss, change, and rediscovery. I believe healing happens in relationship with ourselves, with others, and with the life we’re continuing to build after hardship. At the heart of my work is a deep respect for the human experience and the belief that even in our most painful seasons, growth and hope are still possible. My goal is to offer a space where you can feel supported, understood, and connected to what matters most to you.
Our first session is a gentle beginning, a space to slow down, breathe, and start where you are. We’ll spend time getting to know each other and exploring what brings you to therapy at this moment in your life. There’s no pressure to have everything figured out; this session is about creating comfort and understanding. I’ll invite you to share what feels important, your story, your concerns, or simply what’s been feeling heavy or unclear. I’ll also ask questions to better understand your experiences, background, and what you hope for in our work together. Together, we’ll begin shaping the direction of therapy in a way that feels meaningful and manageable for you. I want you to leave the session with a sense of relief and hope, knowing that this is a space where you can show up fully and be met with care, curiosity, and respect. I believe therapy is built on trust, not perfection. So rather than rushing into goals, our first session focuses on connection, helping you feel grounded and seen. From there, we’ll move at a pace that honors both your comfort and your capacity, creating a foundation for our work ahead.
What helps me in this work is my ability to really be with people, to sit in the hard stuff without needing to rush it or make it neat. Over the years, I’ve worked in so many corners of the social work world, and each experience has shown me how deeply people want to be seen and understood. I don’t believe in fixing people. I believe in walking alongside them as they make sense of what’s happened and begin to find their footing again. I try to bring calm, curiosity, and care into every session so it feels like a place where you can breathe, be honest, and slowly find your way back to yourself.
I support individuals who are navigating loss in its many forms, from the death of a loved one to the quiet, unspoken grief that comes with change. Grief can appear in many ways, through illness, caregiving, shifts in identity, the end of a relationship, or the loss of a future once imagined. I often work with people who feel unseen in their pain or unsure how to move forward when life no longer looks the way it used to. Many of my clients come to therapy carrying both love and exhaustion, trying to make sense of emotions that feel overwhelming or difficult to name. Some are learning to live within a new reality after a deep loss, while others are beginning to recognize the grief that has been quietly shaping their days for years. In our work together, I help clients bring compassion to their experience, softening the expectation to “get over it” and instead learning how to live alongside what hurts with gentleness and care. Together, we work toward steadiness, meaning, and connection. Creating space for healing, growth, and a deeper sense of self to emerge.
Through grief therapy, I work with clients to identify and process the multidimensional aspects of loss, including shifts in roles, beliefs, and relationships. Using interventions such as narrative retelling, emotion regulation, and meaning reconstruction, I help clients develop adaptive coping strategies and self-understanding. The work centers on creating space for both grief and renewal, fostering self-compassion throughout the healing process.
I use Compassion Focused Therapy to help clients turn inward with tenderness, learning to cradle their pain instead of fighting it. In that compassion, we find room for both grief and growth to coexist.
In our work together, I help clients learn practical tools to manage emotions, navigate relationships, and find balance between acceptance and change. We focus on staying present, building coping skills, and responding to life with more intention and calm. Over time, these practices create a sense of stability and self-trust.
I use a values-based approach to help you move through life’s challenges with more clarity and compassion. Instead of trying to push feelings away, we learn to sit with them and still choose actions that reflect what’s important to you.
I use a compassionate, strengths-based approach to help you connect with your inner motivation for change. We explore what’s getting in the way and what matters most to you, creating space for authentic progress. My role is to listen, guide, and help you rediscover your own sense of possibility.