Sometimes we spend so much time trying to survive what has happened to us—or trying to become who we think we are supposed to be—that we lose sight of who we really are. I believe the ultimate goal of therapy is not to help you become someone different. It is to help you become more fully yourself.
I work with children, adults, and families navigating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, shame, challenging behaviors, relationship difficulties, and difficult life experiences. I also especially enjoy working with neurodivergent clients. Whether you are carrying something painful from your past, struggling with what is happening in your life right now, or simply wondering why you continue to feel stuck, I want therapy to be a place where you can bring all of it—even the things that feel difficult to say out loud.
I am deeply relational as a therapist. I want you to feel seen, understood, supported, and accepted for who you are. Some of the most meaningful moments in my work begin when a client says, “I’ve never told anyone this before.” Therapy should be a place where there is room for the grief, fear, shame, disappointment, loss, and that painful question so many of us carry somewhere inside: “Maybe I’m not enough.” I believe healing begins when we no longer have to carry those things alone.
I have a particular love for working with children age 10 and younger—and their parents. I ask parents to be part of the therapeutic process because I believe the relationships surrounding a child can be a powerful part of helping that child heal and grow. With children, I become especially playful. Play is one of the primary ways children experience and understand their world, and it gives us a natural way to explore emotions, behaviors, relationships, and difficult experiences in a way that makes sense to them. I also work alongside parents to help them better understand what may be happening beneath their child’s behavior and find new ways to support connection and greater peace at home.
Trauma work is another important part of my practice. I have training in trauma-informed care and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a brief, structured approach that can help clients process traumatic and distressing experiences and reduce the emotional intensity connected to them. I also incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centered Therapy, tailoring our work to your needs rather than expecting every client to fit into the same therapeutic approach.
I earned my Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Indiana and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). My years of working with individuals, couples, children, and families have strengthened my belief that the relationship between therapist and client matters deeply. I strive to create a therapy room that feels warm, supportive, trusting, and genuinely human. There is room for difficult emotions here—but there is also room for humor, laughter, hope, and positivity.
Ultimately, I want to help you move from asking, “How do I survive this?” toward asking, “How do I want to live from here?” Together, we can make sense of what you have experienced, recognize the strengths that helped bring you this far, and begin creating a life in which you feel more supported, empowered, connected, and fully yourself.
And because I believe you should know a little about the person sitting across from you, outside the therapy room I love spending time with my family, taking day trips, traveling, Labrador retrievers, and vacations to Disney World. A little joy and playfulness are good for grown-ups, too.