Healing is not about becoming someone new. It is a return to oneself. Over time, pain, trauma, shame, and the beliefs we’ve formed along the way can make it difficult to recognize who you are beneath everything you’ve had to carry. In therapy, I may ask: “Where did this belief come from? What are you noticing in your body? What are your bones telling you?” Once we can see something clearly, we can begin deciding what still belongs to you and what you may be ready to put down or carry differently.

Working with me feels like a warm hug: empathetic, curious, humorous, nonjudgmental, and direct. Most importantly, fully human. I may ask, “Can I push you on this?” or “If you’ll allow me, can we look at this another way?” I’m not the authority on your life. My role is to offer reflection, curiosity, challenge, and choice while helping you build greater inner clarity and self-trust.

With couples, I help slow conflict down enough to understand what each partner is trying to communicate. Beneath frustration, distance, or disconnection there is often something softer: I miss you. I want to feel seen. I want to feel understood. The work we do emphasizes honest communication, intimacy, repair, and learning how to stay connected without abandoning ourselves. Whether you are working toward resolving old issues or deciding to decouple, we work toward greater clarity, harmony, and equanimity.

My individual clients are often looking to come back into relationship with themselves. That means separating what is truly yours from what was handed to you by family, culture, or past relationships. Much of this work is about self-compassion, clarity, and developing the freedom to make choices that feel genuinely your own.

My work is relational, systemic, trauma-informed, and body-centered. I draw from attachment, parts work, narrative, psychodynamic, mindfulness, and somatic approaches, informed by years of behavioral health and crisis experience. I hold a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, where my concentration in Spirituality, Mind & Body deepened my training in mindfulness, somatic, and parts-based approaches. I also hold a Master’s in Couple & Family Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University, with a specialization in Sex Therapy.