About Me

For more than 25 years, I have had the privilege of sitting alongside people as they navigate some of the most difficult and meaningful experiences of their lives. My work in private practice has included individuals, children, adolescents, couples, and families, with particular experience working with trauma, complex relational dynamics, and high-conflict situations.

Over the years, I have come to understand that healing is rarely linear and rarely one-dimensional. We are shaped by both nature and nurture, by our relationships and experiences, by what has happened to us and by the ways we have learned to survive those experiences. For that reason, I do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. I believe in understanding the whole person and the context in which they have lived.

At the heart of my work is the creation of a space where a person can feel safe enough to be honest, curious enough to explore, and supported enough to begin something different. Trust matters deeply to me. So does the understanding that people often arrive in therapy having spent years doing the very best they could with what they had at the time. I believe there is tremendous wisdom in recognizing those adaptations with compassion rather than judgment.

My work is informed by an appreciation for the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit—whatever spirit may mean to each individual. Healing is not simply about thinking differently. It can involve learning to listen differently to our bodies, understanding the ways experiences have become held within us, developing greater self-compassion, and finding a renewed sense of agency in our lives.

EMDR has become an important part of how I help people move through trauma and experiences that continue to hold emotional weight. I experience EMDR as deeply personal work. My role is not to direct someone's healing, but to walk alongside them—to create and hold a safe enough space for them to approach what has been painful, at a pace that respects their readiness and capacity.

Trauma can affect far more than the memory of an event. It can shape the way we see ourselves, the way we experience relationships, what we believe we deserve, and how safe we feel in the world. Sometimes what brings someone to therapy is not a single identifiable trauma, but the accumulation of experiences that have slowly changed the way they move through life.

I hold a great deal of respect for the road each person has traveled. My hope is that therapy can become a place where that road can be understood with greater compassion—and where, over time, individuals can begin to feel less defined by what has happened to them and more connected to who they are and who they are becoming.

Ultimately, I want the people I work with to leave therapy not simply feeling better, but feeling more deeply connected to themselves, more empowered in their choices, and more able to move through their lives with a sense of safety, authenticity, and possibility.