What to expect…

Through our collaboration in a safe, curious, and compassionate space (online or in person), I hope that you will feel that you truly matter - just as you are - and feel well-supported in working toward your goals.

How I work…

I offer an eclectic and personalized approach, understanding that your path is your own. I'll draw from evidence-based modalities to fit your specific strengths and needs. These approaches include:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR):To help process and heal from distressing experiences.

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):To explore the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and actions.

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills: To enhance emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

• Mindfulness/Meditation practices: To foster present-moment awareness and emotion regulation amidst life's demands.

• Other forms of trauma-focused care are also central to my work.

If either resonates, Creative Expression and Spiritual Counseling (honoring all individual beliefs and paths to meaning) can be valuable resources to integrate.

Professional Background…

My path to psychotherapy has been enriched by meaningful engagements with people from a wide spectrum of backgrounds and life experiences. Before this work, I began in business management for non-profits and dedicated time to national service with AmeriCorps. Later, as a clergyperson and interfaith Chaplain, I had the privilege of accompanying people of all ages through significant life decisions and transitions, times of crisis, and end-of-life care. This background has provided me with an appreciation for the resilience and vulnerability inherent in striving and adapting. 

Settings where I supported individuals and groups include middle and high schools, universities, religious and other community-based non-profits, palliative care and hospice organizations, emergency departments, and other high-paced and demanding clinical contexts. 

I’ve also worked closely with creative individuals, families managing caregiving and conditions like dementia, foster youth and resource (and adoptive) families, healthcare workers and first responders, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people who are neurodivergent, students, and those who are grieving tangible and intangible losses.

CREDENTIALS

Master of Social Work - clinical focus, Boston University

Master of Divinity - foci in building intercultural community and spiritual care across cultures, Fuller Theological Seminary

Bachelor’s of Science in Management, Purdue University

Licensed Social Worker,Pennsylvania State Board of Social Work

EMDR trained clinician, Institute for Creative Mindfulness, EMDRIA

Prolonged Grief Disorder trained clinician, The Center for Prolonged Grief, Columbia University

Board Certified Chaplain, Association of Professional Chaplains

Certified Grief Counselor, The American Institute of Health Care Professionals

Certified Retreat/Spiritual Director, Spirituality Center CA