I became interested in becoming a counselor while completing my undergraduate degree and seeing my own therapist on campus. I was facing struggles with anxiety, depression, SI, and trauma, which led me to healing. I strive to want the same for others, especially with healing.

I work best with ages 10 and above, all genders, and cultures. I tend to focus on structured, goal-oriented sessions, seeking personal growth, self-acceptance and meaning, exploring childhood, unconscious patterns, and having a trauma-focused lens.

One thing I wish all clients knew about therapy, mental health, and the healing process is that it's not linear, and that is okay. Every person has their own idea of healing process and for some that can take a couple of months in therapy and others can take up to years or more. Therapy is not about becoming perfect but becoming more like yourself.

Clients can expect their first session and early stages of therapy with me to focus on building rapport and therapeutic relationship, establishing emotional safety and trust, creating boundaries, open-ended questions to learn more about their life and history, identifying strengths and values, exploring patterns, engaging in educational therapy tools, and identifying personal and clinical goals.

My personal experiences and values that I feel have shaped the way I practice are being empathic and non-judgmental, having authenticity, curiosity and growth, ensuring resiliency and instilling hope, my lived experiences with mental health and adversity, family dynamics, and history of burnout and self-care.

I tend to tailor therapy for my client's unique needs by meeting them where they are at by establishing a co-creating space, understanding them as a whole person and not focusing solely on symptoms, as well as matching methods to them such as session style, different evidenced based approaches, and pacing. I also like to tailor my sessions to focus on checking in regularly, adjusting goals as needed, and responding to feedback from clients.