My Services

Unfortunately, therapy isn't easy. For it to be truly effective, we must confront the areas of your life that bring pain, shame, discomfort, or fear. While this process can be challenging, it doesn’t have to be a source of misery. My focus is on creating a safe and authentic environment where we can collaboratively navigate the discomfort of change. Together, we’ll face these challenges, fostering growth and healing along the way.

Individual sessions will focus on exploring how your emotions, memories, relationships, and life events have combined to create hurdles that impact your daily life. We’ll take a non-judgmental approach to openly discuss the sources of your pain while collaboratively identifying and unraveling those patterns. Sessions may include somatic work to engage your body, visualizing your younger self through Internal Family Systems (IFS), inviting creativity back through play and art, practicing boundary-setting with interactive exercises, or simply sharing the stories that shape your identity in a compassionate and supportive environment.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I have extensive training in helping families develop healthy skills. I have worked with children and their families in various settings, including adolescent inpatient treatment centers, in-home therapy, and outpatient private practice. With over 12 years of experience working with kids, I find a deep joy in seeing families and children grow together.

My approach to working with children is family-centered. While I often meet with your child individually, I strongly encourage parental and family involvement, as families play a crucial role in facilitating change. This can be challenging, as I will ask all family members to engage in the process and learn new ways to communicate and handle emotions. However, I promise to approach this with kindness and respect for what works best for your family. You are the expert on your family, and my role is to help things run more smoothly and support your child.

Sessions that do not include parents often involve a type of therapy called play therapy. While it may sound like just playing, it's essential to understand that play is how children express themselves and learn. Sometimes, children lack the words or understanding to fully communicate their experiences. With patience and space, they often reveal their inner world through art, toys, and movement. I’m happy to answer any questions about what sessions may look like for your child or family and to discuss the powerful role of play in children’s expression.

When we think of trauma treatment, there’s often a misconception that it’s only for those who have experienced war or violence. In reality, trauma can take many forms—relational, attachment, physical, secondary, and sexual—and can impact anyone just as profoundly. Trauma is essentially any significant stressor that triggers your body’s fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response and remains unprocessed in the brain. This can lead to a nervous system that’s perpetually on edge, always on the lookout for danger. You might notice this hypervigilance manifesting as restlessness, panic attacks, irritability, flashbacks, nightmares, or other distressing symptoms.

While it may feel overwhelming, it’s important to recognize that your body is trying to protect you by preparing for potential threats, even if it doesn't know where to direct that vigilance. This is where trauma treatment comes into play. Like all therapeutic processes, trauma therapy can be uncomfortable. To help calm your nervous system, we often need to confront the events that initially triggered your response. This doesn’t always mean recalling specific memories—many people don’t remember their traumas. Instead, it often involves re-experiencing the associated emotions and physical reactions in a safe and controlled environment.

We might explore these feelings through narrative storytelling, visualization, experiential expression, or symbolism. Techniques such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) can also be employed, targeting trauma memories and the way they are stored in the body. Regardless of the approach we take, we will navigate this journey together.

As a marriage and family therapist, I have extensive training in relationships and how to help them thrive. Whether you're new parents striving to maintain your marriage, long-term partners caught in old patterns, a non-traditional family unit struggling with communication, newly engaged couples looking to build a strong foundation, or anywhere in between, couples counseling can be an effective tool for growth.

At its core, couples counseling differs from individual therapy in that the "client" is the relationship itself, rather than the partners alone. My approach focuses on viewing the relationship as a distinct entity, with each partner contributing uniquely to its dynamics. I believe that no one party is more responsible than the other for the relationship's patterns.

With this philosophy, I maintain a neutral stance, working in favor of the relationship as you define it and holding partners equally accountable. Together, we will address the patterns that negatively impact your relationship directly and honestly, fostering open communication without blame or secret-keeping. My goal is to help you navigate your journey toward a more effective partnership.

I understand that finding a provider experienced in working with the kink and ethically non-monogamous (ENM) communities can be challenging, especially one who won’t impose unnecessary judgments on your lifestyle. I assure you, I won't judge you for the way you experience pleasure. The way you love and express your sexuality is not a problem, and there’s no need to pathologize it. My work in this community focuses on helping you establish clear boundaries, create contracts for scenes, identify relationship structures, and navigate feelings like jealousy. Together, we’ll explore your preferences in a supportive environment without making a big deal out of what brings you joy.

I have experience working with individuals in the LGBTQIA+ community, addressing a wide range of mental health concerns. I focus on the complex and unique ways that one’s sexuality and gender expression can impact mental health and overall well-being.

Unfortunately, the prevalence of mental health diagnoses is significant within this population, yet there are relatively few professionals who are both willing and able to provide competent care. With a background in human sexuality from my undergraduate and graduate studies, along with ongoing education on the latest standards of care and relevant social issues, I am passionate about delivering quality mental health support to everyone, regardless of their sexuality or gender expression.