I have a deep passion for connecting with people. I love to hear people's stories, celebrate their strengths, and work with them to get to a better place in life. I am just fortunate enough that something I love to do so much happens to also be something I can do well, and as a career - so here I am!

A lot of my prior clinical experience has been with people who have personality disorders, and severe and persistent mental illnesses. I've discovered in this work that I tend to do best with the people who seem to have a hard time finding the right fit. As a highly sensitive person myself, I also tend to do well with individuals who experience a lot of feelings themselves. I have met and worked with so many people over my career that I tend to do well making a connection with different folk in all walks of life, so I'm always open to connecting with you to see if I'm a right match for you - because ultimately, the type of client I work best with is the client that wants to work best with me!

The feelings we struggle with aren't nearly as lonely and unique to us as they may seem. I truly believe that everyone has a moment (or many moments) in their life where they could heavily benefit from therapy, even if they never choose to use this tool. It's normal to need support at times in our lives, and it's wise to seek the help when it's available to us.

A few reasons! The core values of Thriveworks spoke to who I want to be as a clinician. But just as important to me was the flexibility, for both myself as a provider and you as the client! I love that we are so open to seeing people at "non traditional" hours. Being a part of Thriveworks also means that a lot of the 'behind the scenes' stuff is handled for me, freeing up my time to be directly connected with you and working with you, not worrying about all the paperwork on the back end. 

Seeing people move from a moment where they felt hopeless, unsure, struggling - to a moment where they have that faith again. There's nothing like seeing that light turn back on in someone's soul. 

A chance to let me know what they want therapy to be, and a chance for me to let them know what they can expect to get from me. We are both getting to know each other in the beginning, and I hope that in that first session, we each have an idea of if this is the best fit moving forward. If you've never been in therapy before, or perhaps never had a great fit in a therapist before, we'll also talk a little about how therapy works and how to know if I'm the right fit for you. You'll also have a chance to tell me why you're here, what you want to start with, and we'll figure out the best first step to move on from there. 

I'm an introverted person, and spending my time talking to others for a living means I get a lot of joy out of more quiet forms of recharging - reading, binging television shows or Youtube, Tiktok, adult coloring, etc.