Let’s
Break
the Ice
I became a therapist because therapy changed my life — and I've spent the years since trying to offer that same experience to others. I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck, disconnected, or weighed down by things they haven't been able to shake on their own. My approach is direct, warm, and always focused on getting underneath the surface to where real change actually happens.
My Guiding Principles
Good therapy isn't one-size-fits-all. The way I show up in the room is shaped by a few core beliefs I've carried from the beginning — about what people deserve, what makes change possible, and what this work is actually for.
→ You are the expert on your own life. My job isn't to tell you what to do or hand you a set of instructions. It's to help you understand yourself well enough that you can figure that out for yourself.
→ The past is present. The patterns showing up in your relationships, your anxiety, your sense of self — they didn't come from nowhere. Understanding where they came from is usually the first step to actually changing them.
→ Therapy should feel like something. Not comfortable in a way that keeps you stuck, but safe enough that you can go to the real places. That kind of safety is something we build together.
→ You don't have to earn support. You don't need to be in crisis, have the worst story in the room, or have it all figured out before you come in. Wanting something different is enough.
We embrace all the feels around here
I earned my Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and have been working as a therapist since 2022. Before that, I spent twenty years in education, first as a teacher, then in curriculum and instruction, and that background shapes everything I do. I know how to meet people where they are. I know that understanding something and being able to apply it are two different things. And I've always believed that the right environment can change what a person is capable of.
Outside the office, I'm a reader, a cat mom, a walker, a lover of good music, reality TV, and iced lattes, and someone who believes deeply in the kind of friendship where you can say the real thing. I bring that same quality of presence into the room with clients — curious, honest, and genuinely invested in what happens next for you.
Here’s my forte
I work with a wide range of people and concerns, but there are areas where I've developed particular depth through training, personal experience, and by sitting with people in these specific struggles.
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Whether it was one defining moment or a slow accumulation of difficult experiences, trauma shapes how you see yourself and the world. I work with trauma carefully and directly, using EMDR alongside talk therapy to help you process what's been stuck.
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If you keep ending up in the same dynamics, anxious, avoidant, never quite secure , there's usually something early in your story worth understanding. We work with that blueprint and, over time, update it.
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The family you grew up in taught you what love looks like, what you have to do to belong, and how much space you're allowed to take up. If those lessons are running your adult life in ways you don't like, that's exactly the kind of thing we dig into.
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I work with couples using the Gottman Method, which means we get specific about what's actually happening between you — not just the content of your arguments, but the patterns underneath them. I'm trained in Level One Gottman Method and Prepare/Enrich pre-marital assessment.
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Leaving a faith tradition, or making sense of the harm done in its name, is a particular kind of loss that doesn't always get taken seriously. I take it seriously. This work is done with care and zero judgment about where you land.
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Chronic worry, people-pleasing, self-doubt, the sense that you're always one misstep from losing something important — these usually have roots. We look for them together.
Let’s chat
about it
If something here resonated — or even if you're just a little curious — I'd love to hear from you. The first step is a free 15-minute consultation. No commitment, no pressure. Just a conversation to see if we'd be a good fit.
You deserve support that actually goes somewhere. I'd be glad to be part of that.