Masters Clinician

There is no such thing as an ideal client! I believe that every client seeking services has a baseline strength of residency and bravery. I gravitate towards treating individuals with psychotic, personality, and mood disorders as well as intellectual disabilities. Clients who are seeking therapy on their own accord as means to elicit change and who are open to collaboration and receiving feedback in the therapeutic setting. I love to work with clients who are not afraid to use resources, and want to increase functioning and satisfaction levels across various domains.

I specialize in using the therapeutic relationship as a tool to navigate tough conversation/events and as means to build skills in a safe and supportive setting. Building a relationship through humor, trust, and consistency assists clients in allowing for vulnerable moments needed for growth. I utilize CBT, DBT, Person Centered Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Psychodynamic interventions to assist in eliciting behavioral change towards increasing functioning and satisfaction levels. I have extensive experience in working with individuals who struggle with cognitive defecates, self injurious behaviors, SI/HI, legal issues, and multicultural factors.

I bring my authentic self to each session and do not believe in being a blank slate therapist (its only fair when I’m asking you to do the same!). I create a safe and supportive space through humor, consistency, and building trust. Showing up for yourself is hard enough, I believe therapy should be as productive and healing as possible. My therapeutic style builds strengths, identifies resources in your community, and allows for change towards your best life. I am empathetic and try my best to understand your perspective on your own experience, after all, you are the expert about your life! I create opportunities for autonomy within your treatment, and approach things with creativity and curiosity.