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New to Grow
I was inspired to become a social worker after watching my mother find her passion in hospice work. I began working with the LGBTQ+ population in Atlanta serving unhoused youth in their journey towards identity building, stability, and life skills. I shifted gears when a skilled nursing facility was in need of a long term care social worker. My residents became family, many of them needing a hand to hold during some of the most trying phases of their lives. From there, I worked for an elder care law firm and used my knowledge of geriatrics, life changes, and the insurance and Medicaid system to guide families alongside the attorneys to prepare their estate planning. While in skilled nursing facility social work, I was able to see how hospice teams made transitions peaceful and pain-free. I watched the team of amazing Nurses, CNAs, Chaplains, and Social Workers guide families through the hardest moments of their lives. Hospice teams took great care of my residents and made their final journeys as special as they were. I am honored to have worked as a hospice social worker. I have worked as a Therapist for clients all around the U.S. at an intensive outpatient level and still currently teach groups in intensive outpatient. Using this background, I bring unique and broad perspectives my clients can relate to.
First session, we get to know your goals. What do you want to walk away from therapy knowing, feeling, and learning? We establish a space that is safe and comfortable for you and decide collaboratively on the flow of sessions.
My experience is field-wide in social work which gives me a unique, insider perspective on healthcare environments, problem solving, trauma, and the existential human experience.
Anxious or Depressed adults who have done CBT/DBT and are ready for a deeper therapy method. Perfectionists Newly Diagnosed with mental health diagnosis Older adults struggling with life transitions Adult children of older adults with chronic illness or disability Healthcare professionals and first responders navigating vicarious trauma Alcohol addiction, polysubstance addiction C-PTSD, PTSD Young adults in transitional periods Other mental health professionals
Other specialties
I identify as
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I use the Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy model to help my clients address perfectionism, trauma, negative self perception, and addiction. We explore the different “parts” of ourselves that carry these experiences. Rather than pathologizing these patterns, this method views them as protective strategies that developed in response to past wounds. Through guided introspection, I support clients in building a compassionate relationship with these parts, allowing deeper healing and integration.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps my clients by identifying and restructuring unhelpful thought patterns that drive distress and rigid expectations. Through collaborative techniques, we learn to challenge cognitive distortions, develop more balanced beliefs, and practice healthier behavioral responses.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps my clients by teaching practical skills to regulate emotions, tolerate distress, and improve interpersonal effectiveness. Rather than trying to eliminate difficult feelings, DBT emphasizes balancing acceptance and change, helping people respond to internal experiences with greater flexibility.
Existential
Existential therapy helps clients explore through the lens of meaning, choice, and personal responsibility. Rather than focusing solely on symptom reduction, this approach invites clients to examine how their experiences shape their identity, values, and sense of purpose.
Feminist
Feminist therapy helps my clients understand their needs within the context of societal expectations, power dynamics, and lived experiences such as gender, culture, and identity. Rather than locating distress solely within the individual, this approach examines how external pressures and systemic inequalities contribute to self-criticism and coping patterns.