I became a therapist after raising three of my own children. My path wasn’t linear (whose is?), but what’s always been clear is this: I love families. I love people. I love their stories, their quirks, their inner worlds. And I believe every one of us has the capacity to grow, heal, and become more fully ourselves, even when life feels like a tangled mess.
Whether I’m sitting on the floor with a middle schooler, walking someone through going off to college, or helping a parent decode what’s really going on with their teen (or their child at any age, even as an adult) I bring a deep empathy and a willingness to tell the truth with kindness.
Whether your child or pre-teen is navigating social stress, grief, big emotions, identity questions, neurodivergence, or something you can’t quite put your finger on, I create a space where they can let their guard down and start making sense of what’s going on inside. And for parents, I offer perspective, strategies, and support so you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.
Sometimes we talk. Sometimes we draw. Sometimes we just sit on the floor and breathe for a minute. But always, we’re building trust, insight, and the tools to face what’s hard, and grow through it.
Everything I do in therapy work draws on family therapy. I know that who I see in the room is a fraction of you as a whole person, and I seek to understand all the things that shapes the person that I see. My faith is important to me, and so is making space for your values, beliefs, and identity. I work from a lens that is inclusive, collaborative, and rooted in respect.
My favorite four-letter word is GROW. I love helping couples and families stand together, protect each other, be aware of each other’s needs, and repair relational hurts. I believe therapy works when there’s trust, connection, and room to be your full self—messy bits and all. And I believe in helping kids and teens and launching adults build insight, confidence, and emotional literacy that sticks with them for life. Also? I dance while I cook. I wear a trucker hat most days. And I eat candy two at a time, never ever in odd numbers.
Over the years, I’ve worked in public schools, private clinics, nonprofit programs, and community mental health settings, supporting families through everything from everyday stress to suicidality, neurodivergence, grief, and trauma. My work is grounded in evidence-based practices (like CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed care), but it’s my lived experience that shapes how I show up: human first, therapist second.