In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Your first session is not about solving everything right away - instead, it’s focused on understanding you thoroughly so we can create a meaningful and effective treatment plan. In social work and clinical practice, this process is called a bio-psychosocial assessment, which is a structured, comprehensive intake conversation that explores your history, strengths, stressors, relationships, symptoms, and goals. During this appointment, I will ask you (and anyone else attending) a series of guided questions designed to help me understand what you’re experiencing and what you hope to change. This foundation allows us to work together on a treatment plan that fits your needs and aligns with your goals. If you’re using insurance, it’s important to know that insurance requires a billable diagnosis. The individual who is insured is considered the client, even if another person (such as a partner or family member) participates in sessions. Only the identified client receives the diagnosis, this matters because insurance companies need specific diagnostic criteria to authorize and cover therapy services. The other participant is present for therapeutic benefit but is not assigned a diagnosis. If you prefer not to receive a diagnosis or want more flexibility, I also offer private‐pay options. Private pay allows for full privacy from insurance, more freedom in how we structure sessions, and no requirement for a diagnosis. My goal in the first session is for you to walk away feeling understood, informed, and clear about what the therapy process will look like moving forward. Let's get started.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I also use MBSR: mindfulness-based stress reduction, HeartMath, biofeedback, Brainspotting, Reiki, and Coaching. My work blends evidence-based psychotherapy with somatic, spiritual, and holistic practices to support deep healing and personal growth. I'm well-educated and some woo-woo, but it works for my clientele.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

My approach is based in over 30 years of social work experience, evidence‐based practices such as CBT, MBSR, MI, SBFT, Psychodynamic, Somatic, Relational, combined with a trauma‐informed, strengths‐based lens. I believe therapy works best when it’s collaborative and self-directed. You’re the expert on your life, and I’m here to help guide, ask questions, provide resources or homework, stay curious, model communication, and hope to empower you.Our therapy focus will be mainly on relationships of all types since most with ADHD, high anxiety, childhood trauma, or attachment wounding have troubles relating and maintaining connections. I provide integrative therapy - meaning, I use traditional models of psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, and holistic methods. I know how hard it is to sit with the parts of you that learned to protect instead of connect. Together we build practical tools that help you feel more grounded and empowered.