Bio
Clinical Interests:
My clinical interests are first and foremost generalist, as I enjoy working with individuals experiencing a broad range of concerns. With that being said, I have particular interest and experience in working with individuals who are experiencing difficulties with anxiety, depression, OCD symptoms, grief, relationships challenges, and identity development.
Counseling Style:
I practice from an integrated interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, and feminist and multicultural approach to therapy. I believe that we as people need genuine connection, and that loneliness, isolation, and many societal and technological changes that drive disconnect play a significant role in mental health difficulties. I believe in the transformative power of genuine relationships to facilitate positive change. Cognitive-behavioral therapy can be helpful to better understand the interrelated nature of our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and to find strategies to better manage difficult emotions. I integrate a feminist and multicultural approach to understand relationships in the context of intersecting identities we hold, and how our identities interact with larger systems of power, privilege, and oppression. I value discussing shared and different identities in the therapeutic relationship, as well as exploring how identities affect a person’s experience of themselves, others, and the world.
Personal:
When not at work I enjoy spending time with my partner and kids, playing and listening to music, being outside, and reading.
Education
University of St. Thomas (BA Music)
University of St. Thomas (MA Counseling Psychology)
Chatham University (PsyD Counseling Psychology)
Doctoral Internship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill