LPC, 5 years of experience
New to Grow
I am a counselor with five years of experience supporting adults from a wide variety of backgrounds. I’m passionate about helping clients understand themselves more deeply, reduce distressing symptoms, and build a more fulfilling and grounded sense of self. My goal is to create a safe, collaborative space where you can explore your experiences, gain new insight, and make meaningful changes that positively impact your daily life.
In your first session with me, you can expect a warm, compassionate, and welcoming space where you’re encouraged to show up exactly as you are. We’ll take time to get to know one another, explore what brings you to therapy, and begin identifying your goals in a pace that feels comfortable for you. My approach is open and nonjudgmental—I’m here to listen, support, and understand your experiences without pressure or expectation. Together, we’ll start building the foundation for a trusting therapeutic relationship, so you can feel safe, seen, and supported as we move forward in your healing journey.
My therapeutic approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), allowing me to help clients understand the connection between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while also learning to approach their internal experiences with greater openness and flexibility. With CBT, we work together to identify unhelpful patterns and develop practical strategies for change. With ACT, we build mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based action so you can move toward a more meaningful and grounded life. Clients often experience a noticeable reduction in symptoms as we progress, but just as importantly, they gain lifelong skills they can carry with them long after therapy ends. I place a strong emphasis on creating a trusting, collaborative therapeutic relationship—one where you feel supported, understood, and empowered. My goal is to help you not only feel better, but also live better, with tools that continue to support your well-being far into the future.
I’m especially well-suited to work with adults who are motivated for change and open to exploring their thoughts, emotions, and patterns with curiosity. My ideal clients are those who might feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, but are ready to actively engage in the therapeutic process to understand themselves more deeply. I work best with individuals who are willing to try new perspectives and strategies, even if they feel challenging at first, and who value personal growth as a key part of healing. If you’re someone who is ready to do the work and eager to build a more grounded, fulfilling sense of self, we’ll be a great fit.
In my practice, I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients understand the interconnected relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I emphasize that each component serves an important function: thoughts shape how we interpret situations, feelings communicate our internal emotional responses, and behaviors reflect the strategies we use—helpful or unhelpful—to cope with those experiences. My work focuses on helping clients identify automatic thoughts, evaluate the accuracy and usefulness of those thoughts, and observe how these cognitions influence emotional and behavioral patterns. Through structured CBT techniques such as cognitive restructuring, behavioral experiments, and skills practice, clients learn to challenge unhelpful thinking, regulate emotional responses, and engage in behaviors that support their goals. By making these connections explicit, clients gain a clearer understanding of how their internal processes operate and how practical, evidence-based strategies can shift their experiences. This collaborative, skill-building approach helps clients reduce distress, increase psychological flexibility, and make intentional choices that promote long-term well-being.
In my practice, I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients build psychological flexibility—the ability to stay present, open up to internal experience, and take action guided by personal values. ACT frames thoughts, feelings, and behaviors not as problems to eliminate but as experiences that serve important functions in helping us understand our needs, histories, and personal patterns. I work with clients to observe their thoughts with greater distance through cognitive defusion skills, allowing them to recognize that thoughts are mental events rather than literal truths that must dictate behavior. We explore the function of emotions as signals of what matters, practicing acceptance- and mindfulness-based strategies to make space for difficult feelings rather than avoiding or suppressing them. From there, we examine behavioral patterns in the context of values—identifying which actions move clients toward a meaningful life and which actions keep them stuck. Using experiential exercises, values clarification, and committed action planning, clients learn to respond more flexibly to internal challenges and make choices aligned with what they care about most. This approach supports clients in developing a deeper sense of purpose, resilience, and self-compassion, fostering sustainable change rooted in their own values rather than symptom reduction alone.