Licensed to practice in Arizona and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and PTSD and 10 more.
New to Grow
I am a compassionate, trauma-informed Licensed Professional Counselor dedicated to creating a safe, non-judgmental space for healing. I specialize in helping individuals process trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship challenges. My core approach combines EMDR therapy with a deeply person-centered style—gentle, collaborative, and respectful of your unique pace and experiences. I also integrate DBT skills and other evidence-based methods as needed. You are not broken; your symptoms are understandable adaptations, and together we can support your natural healing process.
In our first session (usually in-person), we’ll take time to get to know each other. I’ll listen carefully to your story, concerns, and goals in a warm, supportive environment. We’ll explore what brings you to therapy, discuss how we might work together, and begin building trust. There’s no pressure—just connection and a clear sense of the path forward.
My strengths lie in a calm, genuinely empathetic presence that helps clients feel safe and truly heard from the very first moment. I bring specialized expertise in EMDR for effective trauma reprocessing, a person-centered foundation that honors your inherent worth and adaptive responses, and practical DBT skills for emotion regulation and relationships. My flexible, eclectic approach allows me to tailor therapy to your specific needs rather than using a rigid framework.
Struggling with anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, stress, or relationship problems? You don’t have to face it alone. I provide a compassionate, supportive space where you can explore your experiences at your own pace, in a safe, non-judgmental environment. I utilize EMDR therapy to help you reprocess stuck material, reducing emotional intensity, anxiety, shame, and reactivity. Together, we can work toward greater calm, clarity, and lasting healing. I believe there is nothing inherently “wrong” with you that needs fixing. What you carry are the understandable imprints of what happened to you. The anxiety, depression, relational struggles, or emotional pain are not signs of brokenness — they are your body and mind’s intelligent attempts to survive and protect you. My role is not to pathologize or “cure” you, but to help you understand what happened, honor how your system adapted, and gently support the natural healing process that is already within you. Together, we’ll work with both the story and the body’s memory, so the past no longer has to control your present.
Other specialties
I identify as
EMDR
I incorporate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a structured, evidence-based approach primarily for clients dealing with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and distressing life experiences. In practice, I guide clients through the eight-phase protocol, helping them identify target memories, negative beliefs, and associated emotions/sensations. Using bilateral stimulation (such as guided eye movements, tapping, or auditory tones), we process these memories to reduce their emotional intensity and reframe them with more adaptive beliefs. Sessions are tailored to the client’s pace and readiness, with a strong emphasis on safety, grounding, and resourcing before deeper processing. I often combine EMDR with other modalities when appropriate to support comprehensive healing.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Person-centered therapy forms the foundational stance in my practice. I create a warm, non-judgmental therapeutic environment where clients feel fully heard and accepted. By offering empathy, unconditional positive regard, and congruence, I support clients in exploring their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences at their own pace. Rather than directing or interpreting, I act as a facilitator, reflecting back what I hear to help clients gain insight, build self-trust, and move toward greater self-actualization and personal growth. This approach is especially powerful for building trust and empowering clients across a wide range of concerns.
Eclectic
My overall approach is eclectic, meaning I thoughtfully integrate elements from multiple evidence-based therapies rather than adhering to a single school of thought. This allows me to tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs, goals, personality, and cultural background. For example, I might blend cognitive-behavioral techniques with person-centered presence, EMDR for trauma processing, and DBT skills for emotion regulation—all within a collaborative framework. I regularly assess progress and adjust interventions to ensure the work remains relevant and effective, always prioritizing the therapeutic relationship as the primary vehicle for change.