New to Grow
I am a trauma-informed mental health clinician who works with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment wounds, and relational challenges. I specialize in supporting individuals who struggle with emotional regulation, boundary-setting, people-pleasing, and high-functioning anxiety, particularly those impacted by complex family dynamics or past relational trauma. My approach integrates evidence-based modalities such as CBT, attachment-based therapy, trauma-informed care, and skills-focused interventions to help clients build insight, emotional resilience, and healthier relationship patterns. My goal is to create a safe, collaborative space where clients feel seen, empowered, and equipped with practical tools to reduce distress and strengthen their sense of self. Through our work together, clients gain clarity, confidence, and the ability to navigate life with greater emotional stability and intentionality.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Your first session with me is not about pressure, it’s about clarity and connection. You can expect a calm, collaborative space where we begin getting to know each other. I’ll ask about what brought you to therapy, what you’ve been experiencing, and what you hope to gain from our work together. We’ll explore your current stressors, relationship patterns, emotional responses, and any past experiences that feel relevant at a pace that feels safe for you. You don’t need to have everything perfectly articulated. You don’t need to “perform” insight. You don’t even need to know exactly where to start, that’s my job to help guide. The first session is also a space for you to ask questions. I want you to feel comfortable, understood, and clear about how I work. We’ll discuss goals, what therapy might look like moving forward, and how we can tailor the process to your needs. Most importantly, you can expect to feel heard, not judged, rushed, or analyzed. My priority is creating emotional safety so you can begin this process with confidence and peace of mind.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My greatest strength as a clinician is my ability to see the pattern beneath the problem. I don’t just focus on symptoms, I help clients understand the why behind their reactions, relationships, and emotional cycles. I’m highly attuned to attachment dynamics, trauma responses, and the subtle ways anxiety and self-doubt show up in high-functioning individuals. Clients often tell me they feel deeply understood because I connect present behaviors to past experiences in a way that feels clear, not overwhelming. I balance insight with practical tools. I integrate trauma-informed care, attachment-based work, CBT, DBT-informed skills, and somatic regulation so clients walk away not only feeling heard, but equipped. I help them move from rumination to regulation, from people-pleasing to boundaries, and from self-criticism to self-compassion. What makes me unique is my ability to hold both emotional depth and structure. I can sit with complex trauma and relational wounds while also providing direction, skill-building, and measurable progress. I respect spirituality when it’s important to a client, and I understand cultural and identity-based experiences that shape self-worth and relational patterns. I am direct when needed, warm always, and deeply committed to helping clients build emotional security rather than temporary relief. My work centers on empowerment, helping clients trust themselves, regulate their nervous systems, and create relationships that align with who they are becoming.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
My ideal client is the one who looks strong on the outside but feels overwhelmed on the inside. You’re thoughtful. You overthink. You replay conversations in your head. You care deeply about how you show up in relationships, sometimes to the point of putting yourself last. You may struggle with boundaries, people-pleasing, emotional spirals, or feeling responsible for everyone else’s feelings. You’re high-functioning, but anxious. Self-aware, but still stuck in certain patterns. Many of you have experienced trauma, instability, or emotionally inconsistent relationships growing up. You learned to adapt to be independent, mature early, or hyper-attuned to others. Now, as an adult, that survival mode shows up as rumination, anxiety, difficulty trusting, fear of abandonment, or shutting down when overwhelmed. You value growth. You’re reflective. You’re open to insight. You want to understand the why behind your behaviors, not just cope, but heal. You want healthier relationships, stronger boundaries, emotional regulation, and a more secure sense of self. You may also be spiritually grounded or exploring faith as part of your healing journey. I am best positioned to serve clients who are ready to do deeper work, those who are motivated, introspective, and willing to challenge old narratives. If you’re ready to move from survival patterns to intentional living, from self-criticism to self-compassion, and from emotional chaos to grounded confidence, we will work well together.
Trauma Informed Care
Trauma-informed care is foundational to my clinical work. I approach clients with the understanding that behaviors such as avoidance, emotional reactivity, hypervigilance, or difficulty with boundaries often reflect adaptive responses to past trauma rather than pathology. In practice, I prioritize creating emotional safety, transparency, and collaboration, while integrating psychoeducation about trauma’s impact on the nervous system and relational patterns. I utilize grounding, somatic regulation, cognitive reframing, and strengths-based exploration to help clients build resilience, restore a sense of control, and process experiences at a pace that feels safe and empowering.
Attachment-based
Attachment-based work is central to how I conceptualize relationships and emotional patterns in therapy. I explore how early caregiving experiences, ruptures, and relational inconsistencies shape clients’ beliefs about safety, worth, and connection. In my practice, I help clients identify attachment patterns that show up in current relationships such as people-pleasing, fear of abandonment, hyper-independence, or difficulty with boundaries and work collaboratively to build more secure relational strategies. I prioritize consistency, attunement, and corrective emotional experiences within the therapeutic relationship to support healing and increased emotional security.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the core frameworks I integrate into my practice, particularly when working with anxiety, rumination, low self-esteem, and mood-related concerns. I help clients identify automatic thoughts, cognitive distortions, and core beliefs that drive emotional distress and relational patterns. Together, we examine the evidence behind these thoughts, develop more balanced alternatives, and connect cognitive shifts to behavioral changes. I also incorporate structured skill-building such as cognitive reframing, thought records, and behavioral activation to support measurable progress and increased emotional regulation.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative approach I use to help clients explore ambivalence and strengthen their internal motivation for change. I integrate MI particularly when clients feel stuck between patterns that feel familiar and the desire for growth, such as boundary-setting, leaving unhealthy relationships, or changing coping behaviors. Through reflective listening, open-ended questions, and highlighting discrepancies between current behaviors and core values, I help clients clarify what truly matters to them. My goal is to support autonomy and empower clients to make changes that align with their identity and long-term vision.
Compassion Focused
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) is an approach I integrate when clients struggle with shame, self-criticism, or feelings of unworthiness. Many of the individuals I work with have internalized harsh narratives rooted in trauma, family dynamics, or relational wounds, so I intentionally help them develop a kinder internal voice. In practice, I incorporate psychoeducation about the threat system vs. soothing system, guided self-compassion exercises, and re-authoring self-talk to reduce shame and increase emotional safety. My goal is to help clients move from self-judgment to self-understanding, strengthening resilience and emotional regulation.