My Approach

Therapy should be a place where you can come as you are, however that is.

You don't have to have the right words, know exactly what you need, or have everything figured out before you begin. You can show up as you are, with whatever you're carrying that day. I have cozy blankets, tea, coffee, and an expanding bank of clinical knowledge to help therapy feel both cozy and impactful.

I believe there is something meaningful about having a space where you can slow down, take a breath, and be fully yourself. My role isn't to judge where you are or tell you who you should be. It's to meet you there, understand what you're experiencing, and walk alongside you as you find your way forward.

Therapy can become something that feels sacred

Life doesn't always give us many places where we can be completely honest about what we're thinking, feeling, carrying, or struggling with. Therapy can be one of those places.

I don't take that space lightly. It can be a sacred experience to experiencing an environment safe enough to be vulnerable, explore the exiled parts of yourself, and be met with kindness, dignity and respect the entire way.

A Therapist (should be) a human, too

I'm a therapist, but I'm also a person. I don't believe in showing up to work overly clinical or like you're sitting across from someone who has all the answers (I don’t!).

However, I am warm, curious, straightforward, and down to earth and I will definitely bring my clinical knowledge and experience into the room, but I'll also bring my genuine self.

I believe you can take therapy seriously without taking yourself too seriously. There can be room for difficult conversations, uncomfortable truths, jokes, curse words, what have you.

My goal is for therapy to give your nervous system a place to learn how to exist in safety.

Connection Comes First

Before we can do meaningful therapeutic work, I want to work towards an atmosphere of you feeling safe to do so with me.

I believe the relationship between therapist and client matters extensively. Feeling respected, understood, and emotionally safe can be an important part of healing.

I won't pretend to know your life better than you do. I'll bring my clinical perspective, but you'll always be the expert on your own experience. We'll work together, ask questions, notice patterns, and figure things out along the way.

You Are More Than a Diagnosis

A diagnosis can help us understand patterns and identify effective treatments, but it doesn't tell your whole story.

I want to understand the person behind the symptoms: your history, relationships, strengths, values, experiences, and the things that make you you.

Your therapy should be just as individual. Rather than forcing you into a predetermined treatment plan, we'll find an approach that makes sense for you and adjust it as you grow.

Trauma can affect the way we think, feel, relate to others, and experience our bodies. For some people, the effects of trauma are obvious; for others, they may show up as anxiety, disconnection, perfectionism, relationship difficulties, or feeling constantly on guard.

A trauma-informed approach means we move at a pace that respects your sense of safety and readiness. Rather than forcing you to revisit difficult experiences before you're ready, we'll focus on building the awareness, resources, and stability needed to support meaningful processing and healing.

Clinical Knowledge Without Losing the Human Connection

I draw from evidence-based approaches including EMDR, ERP, ACT, CBT, and DBT, as well as Brainspotting, somatic work, parts work, and attachment-based approaches.

These approaches give me a wide range of tools to draw from, but the modality is never more important than the person sitting in front of me.

My job is to understand you well enough to know when a particular tool may be helpful—and when what you really need is simply a little more space, curiosity, or compassion.