(she/her)
New to Grow
I’m a builder by nature—flexible but relentlessly committed to helping you move from stuck to steady progress. My style is laid back but no-nonsense because therapy has to be functional for you. With years of experience, I’ve learned certain things are true for everyone – we all want to feel the stability the comes with owning our circumstances and achieving our goals. You’ll learn to trust your problem-solving skills because I’ll show you how to assess the situation, identify the steps you need to take and see real, meaningful change. Will there be unexpected twists and turns in the process? Absolutely but you’ll be fine because you’ve got a plan as unique as you are. Let’s talk about it!
A good first session lets me help you see it is safe to start the therapeutic journey. I’ll ask you about what feels most urgent, and we can fill in the blanks as we go because we don’t have to do it all at one time. I’ll tell you I don’t know everything and I’m impossible to offend so you can ask me ANYTHING! There is a really good chance (read it’s a guarantee) I’ll ask you about what matters to you and definitely listen to all of it. We’ll learn from each other. Before you go, I’ll thank you for spending the time with me and we’ll figure out what comes next in the short-term. If I’ve done my job, we’ll both look forward to meeting again.
I see therapy as an awesome responsibility and I want you to feel dignified. You take an enormous chance putting yourself out there to shine a light on the most challenging corners of your life. The least I can do is treat it like matters to me as much as it does to you. I work hard to make sure my clients feel my contributions are relevant to them - relatable and practical in both context and process. I guarantee I will learn something from you every time we meet and make sure you feel the same from me.
You’re not looking for a friendly cheerleader because you’re looking for real change in how you think about your situation. If you get stuck in that same harsh narrative after another round of disappointment or overwhelming emotion, I'll help you build a new relationship with the belief you can take charge and find a positive direction in your life. We’ll use practical skills, compassion and collaborative reflection to help you jumpstart your momentum and get back on your path.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
This is what I like to call the moment where expectations meet reality. We run into trouble when things don't go like we planned. The question is... NOW WHAT? We will use CBT to help you assess your situation and be more confident you can take charge and improve your own outcomes.
Attachment-based
Our earliest experiences with caregivers help to shape our future relationships as adults - for better or worse. Starting with a secure therapeutic relationship, attachment-based therapy helps individuals and families resolve insecure patterns of behavior that cause challenges like codependency, behavioral and emotional dysregulation, and the fear of rejection or abandonment. We're not looking for someone to blame, attachment-based therapy gives us the tools to free ourselves from destructive cycles of our own behaviors.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Sometimes thinking of our whole self, over our whole life is just too overwhelming to be useful. IFS is the evidence-based practice that lets us examine our inner voices or parts that have the best of intentions but maybe, not the best ideas for how to help. Our rescuers, managers and exiles were all helpful along the way, but maybe not so much now. IFS shows your core self how to heal the other parts and adopt more positive coping strategies that bring balance and inner peace.
Psychoeducation
Psychoeducation lets us further your therapeutic goals by providing enough information to help the process make sense. Good information from reliable sources will help us define your therapeutic goals, design a personalized path to achieve them, and demonstrate real progress by measuring outcomes that matter to you!
Trauma Informed Care
Trauma informed care is not about finding what's wrong with you - it's about finding what happened to you. With a focus on empowerment, clients go at their own pace in a physically and emotionally safe environment. It's the most holistic approach to healing the mind AND the body without triggering or retraumatizing an already exhausted nervous system.