Therapist, advocate,
and fellow human

Qualifications and training

How I work and who I am

Most of us spend our lives being deeply known by almost no one. We feel completely alone with our real selves, but we are also terrified of what happens if someone sees the whole, unfiltered picture of who we are instead of just the highlights. We keep our biggest vulnerabilities tucked away. It feels safer that way, but it basically commits us to being run by the parts of us that are hurting the most.

Therapy is the one place where you do not have to protect that story anymore. You can stop performing, drop the brave face, and finally bring the messy, unedited parts of your life into the light. You can be met by someone who shows the most kindness to the parts of you that feel the most broken, even while working to release the old beliefs and patterns that keep you stuck.

I practice therapy the way I live my life: practical, a little irreverent, and built on real human connection. Some sessions go deep into heavy emotions and coping mechanisms that have come to feel like personality features. Some are about the TikTok that summed it up or the song lyric that plays on repeat. I want the room to feel alive with whatever actually matters to you, the things that move you and make your life feel meaningful.

I genuinely care about each and every one of my clients, not just their problems but their whole selves. I lean away from pathologizing the normal complexities of being human. Conflict, grief, relationship struggles, moments of feeling lost, these are part of a full life even if we want to learn to handle them better.

I work to make our sessions a place where you feel safe talking about the thoughts you were not sure you were allowed to say out loud. The messy ones. The confusing ones. The ones that make you wonder if you are the only person who thinks that way.

You're not.

I also bring my full humanity into this work. I am a therapist, but I am also a whole human learning and growing right alongside you. I approach our sessions with curiosity, humility, and deep compassion rather than pretending to have life all figured out. At the same time, I guide with enough confidence to respectfully challenge you, because good therapy should not just reinforce the old narratives you are ready to outgrow.

Change is rarely one dramatic moment. It is usually a series of small decisions to learn to think differently, feel more fully, and act in ways that bring us closer to what is possible for us.

Your life is moving forward either way. While therapy cannot erase life's challenges, it can help you identify what is within your control, make real shifts, and ensure you aren't figuring it out by yourself anymore.

Life, Relationships, and Growth

I work with many parents and I want to say something clearly that a lot of people need to hear.

Parenthood is wonderful. It is also incredibly difficult.

The mental load, the worry, the love, the exhaustion, and the constant questioning of whether you are doing it right can be overwhelming. Parents often feel enormous pressure to live up to unrealistic ideals about what family life "should" look like.

You do not have to be a parent for any of this to apply to you, though. My background in child development and attachment means I am just as equipped to help adults working through their own inner child pain, navigating complicated relationships and attachment styles, or simply trying to better understand themselves.

That is not theoretical for me. I know from real experience how messy and complicated family life actually is and I bring that into every session instead of working from an idealized version of how things are supposed to go.

Whatever brought you here, parenting stress, relationship strain, or the long-term effects of your own childhood, we can build real insight and tools that actually hold up outside of our sessions.

What to Expect in Therapy

In our first session, my focus is simple. I want to understand you.

We will talk about what brought you to therapy, what has or has not worked for you before, and what you hope might feel different in your life. You do not have to have everything figured out before you start. Many people arrive with a sense that something needs to change but no clear roadmap. That is completely okay. We can figure it out together.

Meaningful change happens when people feel safe enough to be honest about who they really are, and creating that kind of connection in therapy is very important to me.

Let's Connect

If you are looking for a therapist who will meet you with compassion, curiosity, humor, and a deep respect for your story, we may be a good fit.

I care about each and every one of my clients and never take for granted what an honor it is to be included in your life as a support person. My goal is to create a space where you can say the things you thought you had to keep to yourself, laugh at the strange parts of being human, and slowly build a life that actually feels like yours.

If you think we might work well together, I would love to hear your story.