Specialties & focus areas

Using evidence based approaches, we support individuals of all ages as they navigate a wide range of real-life challenges, including, but not limited to: anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, complex trauma, big life transitions, postpartum adjustment, divorce, and race, culture, or immigration related stress.

Whether you're a parent worried about your child, a new parent finding your footing, a teen feeling overwhelmed, or an adult carrying long-standing emotional pain, we work together to help you feel more regulated, understood, and empowered.

Below you'll find more detail about each area of focus.

Trauma

Processing painful experiences and finding relief from intrusive symptoms through evidence-based trauma treatment.

What this often looks like

  • Nightmares, flashbacks, or intrusive memories
  • Feeling constantly on edge or easily startled
  • Avoiding people, places, or situations that trigger distress
  • Difficulty trusting others or feeling safe

How I can help

I use trauma-informed approaches to help you process difficult experiences at a pace that feels safe. We work together to reduce distressing symptoms and help you reclaim your sense of safety and control.

Anxiety

Persistent worry, restlessness, panic attacks, or physical symptoms of anxiety can feel overwhelming and isolating. Anxiety can impact your sleep, relationships, school, work performance, and ability to feel present in your daily life. With the right support, you can build tools to regain a sense of calm and control.

What this often looks like

  • Excessive or uncontrollable worry
  • Panic attacks or racing thoughts
  • Feeling constantly on edge or easily overwhelmed
  • Difficulty concentrating or relaxing
  • Physical symptoms such as rapid heart rate, muscle tension, or stomach distress
  • Avoiding situations due to fear or anxiety

How I can help

Using a person-centered, strengths-based approach, I support clients in understanding their anxiety patterns and learning practical coping tools. Treatment often includes:

  • CBT and DBT-informed strategies
  • Mindfulness and grounding techniques
  • Exposure and response prevention (when helpful)
  • Nervous system regulation skills
  • Psychoeducation to understand triggers and symptoms

Together, we work to reduce anxiety, increase confidence, and help you feel more grounded in your daily life.

Mood & Personality Challenges

Depression, Persistent Mood Disorders, Bipolar Disorders, Personality Patterns, among other diagnoses

Mood and personality-related challenges can affect how you feel, think, and relate to the world around you. These concerns may show up as persistent sadness, emotional overwhelm, chronic emptiness, difficulty maintaining relationships, or long-standing patterns that feel hard to change. With compassionate, structured support, healing and growth are absolutely possible.

What this often looks like

  • Persistent sadness, hopelessness, or emptiness
  • Long-term low mood or fatigue (persistent depressive disorder / dysthymia)
  • Loss of interest in daily activities
  • Changes in sleep, appetite, or motivation
  • Irritability, emotional reactivity, or mood instability
  • Difficulty maintaining relationships or regulating emotions (often linked to personality patterns)
  • Feeling disconnected from yourself or others
  • Cycles of elevated and depressed mood (bipolar spectrum)

How I can help

My work with mood and personality-related concerns integrates:

  • CBT, DBT-informed, and trauma-informed approaches
  • Mindfulness and nervous system regulation skills
  • Behavioral activation to support motivation and routine
  • Skills for emotional regulation, communication, and boundary-setting
  • Support for long-standing patterns and relational challenges
  • A strengths-based, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship

Together, we build insight, increase emotional stability, strengthen relationships, and support you in developing healthier patterns that feel more aligned with who you are.

Neurodivergence & Autism

Affirming support for ADHD, autism, and other sensory and brain differences.

What this often looks like

  • Feeling like you don't fit in or are 'too much'
  • Sensory overwhelm or shutdown
  • Executive function challenges (planning, organizing, time management)
  • Masking or camouflaging to fit in (and the exhaustion that comes with it)

How I can help

My approach is neurodiversity-affirming. I don't try to make you more 'neurotypical.' Instead, we work together to understand how your brain works, develop strategies that fit your neurology, reduce masking fatigue, and build a life that works for you.

Parenting & Care Coordination

Support as you navigate parenting concerns, transitions or other challenges.

What this often looks like

  • Feeling overwhelmed by your child's big emotions or behaviors
  • Navigating school systems, IEPs, evaluations, or 504 plans
  • Experiencing parental burnout or losing yourself in caregiving
  • Wanting to better understand and support your neurodivergent or high-needs child

How we can help

We offer dedicated parent sessions to help you understand your child's needs, develop effective strategies, and process your own experiences. Whether you're parenting a newly diagnosed child or have been on this journey for years, you'll receive support that honors both you and your child. We also provide care coordination sessions with school teams and community providers to help you navigate accommodations, services, and supports with greater clarity and confidence.

A collaborative approach

Regardless of what brings you to therapy, my approach centers on collaboration, curiosity, and compassion. We'll work together to understand your unique experience and build skills that fit your life.

Not sure if I can help?

Schedule an initial appointment and we'll talk through what you're experiencing. If I'm not the right fit, I'll help connect you with someone who is.

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