Licensed to practice in Florida and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Insomnia/Sleep Issues, Military/Veterans, Trauma and PTSD and 10 more.
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Hello! I am a Licensed Psychologist in Florida with over two decades of experience, including 13 years at the VA and two years providing care for active duty service members. In my virtual private practice, I specialize in helping adults navigate trauma, ADHD, high-stress lifestyles, and chronic sleep issues. I use structured, evidence-based approaches like CBT, CBT-I, Prolonged Exposure, and Problem-Solving Therapy to help you manage executive dysfunction, build practical tools, and reclaim your life.
Our initial session is a collaborative, low-pressure intake focused entirely on understanding your unique story and setting a clear path forward. We will begin by reviewing privacy protocols to ensure you feel secure in our virtual setting, followed by a comfortable discussion about what brings you to therapy right now. Whether you are dealing with trauma, navigating ADHD executive dysfunction, managing depression, or struggling with sleep, we will explore how these challenges impact your daily life and review relevant background history to get a holistic picture of your health. By the end of our time together, we will co-create a personalized roadmap, selecting the specific evidence-based tools (like CBT, CBT-I, or Prolonged Exposure) that best fit your lifestyle and long-term goals. You do not need to prepare anything formal; this is simply an opportunity for us to connect, discuss your goals, and establish a clear plan for your next steps forward.
I combine specialized clinical expertise with highly practical, day-to-day strategies. Instead of just talking about problems, we will use structured protocols like Prolonged Exposure for trauma, CBT-I for insomnia, and Problem-Solving Therapy for ADHD executive dysfunction. My background working with Veterans and active duty service members taught me to focus on what brings measurable relief. I focus on equipping you with a concrete toolkit you can use in your daily life, treating you as a true partner in your progress.
My ideal client is an adult who is motivated to move past open-ended talk therapy and actively engage in a structured, evidence-based process to reclaim their life. You are likely a professional, veteran, active-duty service member, or high-achieving individual navigating the compounding impacts of trauma, ADHD executive dysfunction, chronic insomnia, or depressive burnout. You are looking for a psychologist who respects your intelligence, treats you as an equal partner, and delivers practical, specialized tools rather than generic advice. While you may currently feel overwhelmed or stuck, you are ready to collaborate, practice targeted strategies outside of our appointments, and put in the focused work required to achieve measurable, daily relief.
Other specialties
I identify as
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is a short-term, highly structured protocol that systematically targets the behavioral habits and anxious thoughts keeping you awake. Instead of relying on sleep medication, we will use proven techniques like sleep consolidation and stimulus control to retrain your brain, rebuild your natural sleep drive, and permanently restore your rest.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an action-oriented approach focused on how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence each other. Together, we will identify unhelpful or distorted thinking patterns and build concrete, real-world skills to change how you react to daily stressors, manage depression, and handle anxiety.
Eclectic
An eclectic clinical approach means I do not use a one-size-fits-all model; instead, I flexibly combine the most effective elements of various evidence-based therapies to match your unique needs. This allows us to blend the structure of behavioral tools with the deeper insight of trauma-informed care, creating a treatment plan tailored specifically to you.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Prolonged Exposure (PE) is a highly effective, gold-standard therapy designed to help you safely process traumatic memories and reclaim your life from PTSD. Together, we will gradually and compassionately approach the memories, places, and situations you have been avoiding, breaking the cycle of fear and significantly reducing your daily trauma triggers.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a forward-looking, goal-oriented approach that focuses on your existing strengths and future possibilities rather than dwelling on past problems. We will work efficiently to identify what is already working in your life, map out clear goals, and co-create rapid, manageable steps to help you achieve measurable change.