Licensed Professional Counselor, EMDR Therapist

My Approach

So many people come into a medical or clinical setting feeling like a number or reduced to a diagnosis. My goal is to help you feel fully human and respected the moment we meet. I tend to match your energy in order to find the right approach and together we’ll co-create the goals and strategy that make sense for you. I like to bring humor and lightness into sessions too, along with the occasional detour into books, sports, or whatever sitcom we’re both watching.

I especially enjoy working with people in their late 20s through 40s. Dads figuring out how to be better fathers and partners, twenty-somethings differentiating from their family of origin, and helpers and caregivers who’ve never learned to extend themselves the same compassion they give everyone else. I also have specialized training in EMDR, which I use to help people process and heal from past trauma.

After a first session, I want you to feel respected, hopeful, and safe, like your concerns genuinely matter and there’s a real path forward. I believe discomfort, chosen for a meaningful purpose, is often the only way through. The willingness to try something new, even when it’s uncertain or scary, is the single biggest factor I see in someone’s growth.

I sometimes think about the chains used to train young circus elephants — tied to a tree, they eventually stop trying to escape, even long after they’re strong enough to pull the tree out by its roots. So much of what keeps us stuck isn’t reality anymore, it’s an old belief formed a long time ago. My work is helping people find their own chains and trees, and discover they’re finally strong enough to walk free of them.

No therapist is the right fit for everyone, and that’s genuinely okay. If we meet once and it’s not quite right, there’s no pressure to continue — I just hope you find the support that fits you best, whether that’s with me or someone else.

If something here resonated, that’s probably worth exploring. Let’s talk.