About Me

I believe a big purpose in life is to grow.

And that we grow in connection with ourselves and with each other.

A lot of what hurts in life happens in relationship.
And so does healing.

When there is space to be understood and engaged with presence and thoughtfulness, things can begin to change.
Not because you’re being fixed, but because something true inside of you is being recognized.

How I hold space

Most of the patterns people come into therapy wanting to change developed for a reason.

Behaviors tend to make sense in the context of what folx have lived through, what they’ve learned, and how they’ve adapted to get through.

When understood instead of judged, new possibilities begin to open.

 What is therapy, and how does it work?

Therapy is a relationship; a place to feel what it’s like to be met with steadiness and genuine attention, and to begin to relate to yourself and others in new ways.

You don’t have to do this on your own here.

I stay engaged with you in what’s happening in the moment, reflecting what I notice and participating in the process with you.

Part of my role is to help create a space where your nervous system can begin to settle.

Sometimes that means I’m holding steadiness until your system can feel it and begin to recognize it.

Over time, that experience becomes something you build inside and can access within yourself.

With practice, you begin to trust your own responses, your own inner knowing, and your own sense of what feels right for you.

Therapy and consulting

Whether in therapy or in my research and consulting work, I believe in shared power.

I’m interested in what becomes possible when people are engaged thoughtfully and their experiences are taken into account.

In therapy, that’s slowing down enough to understand what’s happening beneath the surface and supporting you as you build new ways of relating to yourself and others.

In consulting and research, it’s creating spaces where people can share their lived experience, and translating what emerges into clear direction to guide organizations in shaping decisions, programs, and systems.

Across both, the throughline is the same:
People already carry a sense of what they need.

When approached thoughtfully, insight can emerge and inform what comes next.

Professional background

I have a Master’s in Social Work and am an Associate Clinical Social Worker, with experience across school-based mental health, youth-centered work, young adult and womxn’s support, and community and systems-based research.

I’ve worked directly with high school and college-aged clients, and facilitated conversations with youth, caregivers, adults, providers, and leaders to better understand what’s actually happening in their lives.

Across these settings, I’ve seen how often people are asked to adapt to systems that don’t meet them, and how powerful it can be when their experiences are centered instead.

What informs my work

Some of what shapes how I work comes from training.
And some of it comes from lived experience.

I know what it’s like to move through the world without a consistent sense of safety, and how that can shape how you show up in relationships, in your body, and in your life.

That perspective informs the way I hold this work, with patience and respect for the survival strategies that develop.

Change doesn’t happen through pressure.
Rather, it happens through experience.

You may notice it as a sense of settling in your body.
And once felt, that groundedness becomes an option you can begin to choose.

Who this work resonates with

If you are:

• beginning to question long-held patterns or expectations
• navigating the impact of trauma or complex trauma
• holding more than your share for others and wanting something different for yourself
• experiencing changes in family structure, such as considering marriage, becoming a parent, caregiving, or children leaving home
• moving through life transitions like grief, divorce, or changes in family dynamics

this work may resonate with you.

Fit matters

The relationship between you and your therapist matters.

You deserve to feel comfortable being yourself, supported in the ways you need, and safe enough to try new ways of being.

If something here resonates, we can start with a 15-minute conversation and see if it feels like a good fit. You can schedule that free call with me here.