I always knew I was a good listener. A deep listener.

It seemed to me for so long the whole world felt starved for deep listening. When I worked in the mental health field with unhoused adults before starting my counseling graduate program, I discovered how this capacity for listening touched the lives of the individuals I worked with who courageously shared their stories with me.

My awareness the impact of this simple (yet certainly not always easy) act of deep listening had, along with my deep faith in the human spirit, and my interest in healing and transformation, started me on my journey to become a therapist.

And it wasn’t until I lived my own experience of healing and transformation in my own personal therapy, and felt heard and known in profound ways by my own therapist, that I actually felt ready to do this work.

Having lived through my own share of pain, trauma, and loss in life, I learned from the inside-out the pricelessness of therapy; how being in relationship with someone who wanted to know who I was deep down, who sincerely cared for me, who fearlessly walked beside me to face the darkest and hardest parts of my story with me was utterly transformational. How being deeply listened to and accompanied in all parts of my self, my story, and my life rekindled the flame of my wholeness, my own true self.

My own lived experience of healing, along with my education, training, and professional experience, is what makes me the passionate, heartfelt, dedicated therapist I endeavor to be.

I know from my own experience the truth that no matter how bad things might feel, nothing that feels bad is ever the last step. That we are wired for healing, growth, and vitality; and all it takes are the right conditions in the the right relationships to unleash that innate potential in every one of us — when we are ready for it.

Today I have the privilege of co-creating and holding this space with the courageous people who sit with me and dare to do this transformative work. I am moved and inspired by their courage every day.

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I earned my bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 2006, and my master’s degree in Counseling from St. Edward’s University in 2013. I have worked with children, adolescents, and their families; adults who are unhoused; adults struggling with substance abuse; groups in agency and hospital settings; and couples. I currently see individual adults from a diverse range of backgrounds and life experiences. I have training in relational models grounded in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) fundamentals, which include somatic work, emotion-theory, existential and experiential psychotherapy, and psychodynamic theory. You can read more about and get a feel for what what all of this means in the “My Approach” section on my website.

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I’m a person and a therapist who is committed to doing my own work, too. I deeply value my personal growth, and I’m devoted to it through my own ongoing personal therapy, nourishing personal relationships, and ongoing consultation. I am a curious and voracious learner and I am passionate about staying as current as possible regarding what supports lasting healing, transformation, and well-being, including ongoing trainings, workshops, research, and readings.

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In addition to my life-long love of learning, my extensive life experience, my environmental and social justice activism, and my 16-year meditation practice, I also draw from my reverence for nature, dancing, yoga, creativity, and laughter in my work.