A Place to Heal

About Me

My journey to becoming a counselor started with my own mental-health crisis in 2017. While recovering, I started to learn more about psychology in general, and eventually wanted to share with others the life-altering gift that I received through therapy. The hope I hold for my clients isn’t generic — it’s based on the knowledge that if I could do it, so can you.

My clients come to me feeling anxious, depressed, stuck, broken. Or they’re having big emotions that seem out of proportion to events. Many know they’ve experienced trauma, and others just want to understand themselves better. I use talk therapy alongside somatic and other experiential techniques to create the conditions for your mind and body to do what they’re meant to do: heal.

In my work, I draw on my 25 years of experience living overseas, which helps me relate to people of all identities. I work with teens, adults and couples, with a focus on complex and simple trauma, disability and chronic illness, first responders and aid workers, and I have a few spots for people with severe dissociative disorders. I am EMDR-trained and have great results with the Comprehensive Resource Model. For couples I am EFT-trained and working toward certification.

Much of my work involves helping lift the shame and guilt that can weigh people down, because I fundamentally believe that everyone deserves compassion—including from themselves. What energizes me most about this work is the privilege of witnessing my clients' courage and growth. The deep connections I form with people and the satisfaction I feel when someone tries something new or handles a difficult situation with greater ease—these moments remind me daily why I love what I do. Humor is essential to who I am, both personally and professionally, because laughter can bring a little light into the darkness.