Empower Yourself with Personalized Guidance

I am comfortable providing therapy to clients from almost any age bracket, cultural background or socioeconomic group.  As an LGBTQ+ ally, I am accepting of and welcome clients of any gender or identity.  It can be difficult and even scary to seek assistance with trauma, depression, anxiety, etc.  It's important to find someone who helps you feel accepted and safe while you are working to create a sense of stability and defining what will work for YOU.

I am a mother and a stepmother.  I have  chronic pain, and worked hard to become my own best advocate.  Like many of my generation, I was late diagnosed with ADHD and spent a lot of time trying to understand myself from a more positive place.  I think what makes me approachable and helpful, to people looking to make big transitions in their lives or looking for help with big sorrows, is that it doesn't overwhelm or hurt me to hear what they struggle with.  

As a therapist, I am intuitive, straightforward and relaxed.  I believe in empowering my clients to define and move toward their goals in a positive, validating and collaborative atmosphere, in which the client decides what feels safe and comfortable for them.  I believe that counseling is most impactful and effective when it is the product of a safe, unconditional therapeutic relationship based on trust and support.

 My strength is my empathy, my ability to find innovative solutions to complex issues, and my own experience with motherhood, chronic pain and trauma.  

I also deeply believe that my job is NOT to cure your mental health struggles, but to find joy in spite of them...to help you manage them to a point that they don't stop you from living.

I am a systems-based therapist, so I take notice of the systems around my clients and how they might be impacting their experiences. I work well with individuals and family systems.  I am especially experienced in my work with chronic pain/illness and complex trauma.

I do not believe in "one size fits all" therapeutic models; my approach is integrative.  

I create a personalized treatment methodology for each client using an integrated blend of many therapeutic approaches - including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Solutions Focused/Positive Psychology, Structural Family Therapy, IFAST, play and art therapy.