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Unfortunately, I am currently unable to accept new patients.

I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and mental health therapist with fifteen years of experience working with individuals and families. I have specialized training in attention deficit/executive function-related disorders (ADHD), early childhood development, depression, anxiety, trauma (including generational trauma), and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Prior to my joining the team at WHW, I worked for several years in community-based settings with a diverse clientele, and have attended multiple trainings in providing respectful, trauma-informed care to members of marginalized groups.

At the start of our relationship, I collaborate with each of my clients to create an individually-tailored approach to therapy that is sensitive to their personal goals and needs, and that takes their environmental stressors and unique personal history into consideration. In your work with me, you can expect me to respect your beliefs, to recognize and work with your strengths, and to openly invite feedback about what is and isn’t working well for you. It is of the utmost importance to me that the therapeutic relationship feels safe and respectful, and that you feel seen and understood.

I view the therapist’s role to be one that supports their clients in doing the brave and difficult work of finding their way toward meaningful change. I aim to help my clients identify and transform limiting patterns of thinking, acting, and relating to both themselves as well as others, as well as to enhance coping skills for managing stress, trauma symptoms, and other forms of emotional pain or “stuckness”. My primary therapeutic approaches include Coherence Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Polyvagal Theory, and I integrate these models with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness training. What these approaches have in common is two-fold: firstly, they have extensive research to support their effectiveness; and secondly, they share an over-arching belief that one’s mental health symptoms are showing up for legitimate reasons, and that mindful attention to them can lead to actual resolution and relief from suffering. Ultimately, my hope is to support my clients in finding their own path to healing and freedom, so that merely coping is no longer necessary and thriving can truly begin.