To thrive we need fulfilling connections and meaning
Personal counseling gives clients a safe place to land and provides a launching place for personal change and transformation
Addressing your concerns and exploring your story
I strive for a collaborative approach to counseling with a framework constructed from humanism, existentialism, and attachment theory. I help clients to increase meaning by honoring their lived experience, identifying and honing their strengths to move towards resonance in their life. I utilize relational neuroscience as a psychoeducational tool and behavioral and somatic interventions when they can help decrease suffering in the present or to help better attune to self. I utilize a narrative approach to help increase attention to the present moment, reframe stories, and experience increased freedom. I utilize humor, creativity, and my innate belief in the capacity to grow.
Connecting passions and experience
My journey to the field of counseling was not direct. I spent many years working in the restaurant industry and later in the field of early childhood education. They were two different worlds, but the common threads were people and service. I had always loved connecting with people. After completing a culinary degree in baking and having my own positive experiences and personal growth with therapy, I began the long road of connecting my passions and entered the field of mental health counseling to help others navigate their journeys and become their most authentic selves. I graduated from Antioch University with a Master of Arts in Counseling, and completed mental health counseling internships with Residence XII and Sound Health before starting my private practice.
