I believe mental healthcare is a human right, and helping someone recognize that their mental health deserves the same attention as any doctor’s visit can alter the course of their life. In my work at a nonprofit organization, I provided individual therapy and built treatment plans around each person’s unique circumstances. What stayed with me most was the privilege of forming real relationships with those who are so often systemically silenced and witnessing the courage it takes to show up anyway. 

Later, carrying a large and varied caseload at a community behavioral health organization deepened my range and taught me how to meet people across very different life experiences. Watching patients move toward their goals and sustain that progress over time is one of the most rewarding parts of being a therapist.

A significant part of my practice is devoted to adult survivors of acute, chronic, and complex trauma, including PTSD alongside anxiety and depression. I also work extensively with high-functioning adults navigating marriage and family dynamics, attachment styles, relationship challenges, and life transitions. What I find most compelling is helping people notice and explore the cognitive and belief patterns that have followed them from childhood — because that awareness tends to ripple outward, improving relationships with others and with themselves and opening up new paths forward.

My approach is trauma-informed and systems-oriented, drawing on psychodynamic therapy, narrative therapy, psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing — always tailored to each person’s needs and goals. Humor has a place in sessions too, when the moment calls for it, easing anxiety, building rapport, and maintaining a positive framework.