Where it all began

Over the course of my life, I’ve always been interested in what drives people. What allows them to feel a sense of purpose and belonging. I initially wanted to create stories about humanity that mattered and so I went to film school in Boston.

At the same time, my own mental health struggles became something I couldn’t ignore. I was withdrawing from my friends, comparing myself to others, controlling my food, working out incessantly, and thought there was something wrong with me that I wasn’t in a relationship. I didn’t want to face my sexuality.

I tried therapy once when I was in film school. I sobbed and never went back. Even though going to therapy felt too vulnerable at the time, I was determined to understand myself. I didn’t want anyone to feel the way that I felt. So, I transferred schools to study Psychology.

The Road to Becoming a Therapist

After receiving my bachelor’s degree from James Madison University, I felt burnt out from the years of schooling.  While I came out my junior year of college, my first queer relationship brought out wounds in me that still needed attention and care. I went from odd job to odd job feeling purposeless, inadequate, and deeply insecure about where my life was headed. I eventually decided that if I wanted to help people in a way that felt meaningful to me, I needed to go back to school.

I enrolled in Montclair State University’s Counseling program. I found a therapist at the University that I genuinely still miss. I’m forever grateful to her for making the space for me to cry nearly every session, for showing me what attunement looks like, and helping me flesh out what it was that I really wanted.

Along the way, I found myself in my first practicum and internship, interning in an adult inpatient hospital. My eyes were open to just how bad things can get for people and the need for change in the mental health field itself. I became aware of how systems in our culture don’t support people to live well or recover well from deep suffering and hardship.

I’m Finally a Therapist

I went on to intern in a Community Mental Health clinic that eventually became my first job. where I saw adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I worked with folks from all walks of life to clarify their various identities, understand their addiction, navigate big life transitions, and feel safe enough to finally acknowledge traumatic histories. I was driven to learn how to really help people get to the root causes of their problems. I wanted to make people feel less alone and held space for grief and joy.

When I finally got my license to practice independently, I knew I wanted to start my own private practice where the work was deep, relational, and focused on profound change. And that’s exactly what I did in 2025.

What I’m like as a Therapist

I know what it feels like to be in the client’s seat. In fact, I make sure I do my own work as I believe I can’t take people places I haven’t gone to internally myself. My highest commitment is to meet every part of you- the part that’s numb, the part that’s a perfectionist, the part that’s impatient, the part that just wants it all to go away- with compassion, curiosity, and humility. I pride myself on my ability to hear anything with nonjudgemental ears.

I am patient, delicately balancing going at clients’ pace while nudging them to meet the parts of themselves they’ve been avoiding or shutting away. I value intentionality and focus in my work. I spend endless hours reading, learning, and studying approaches that facilitate transformational change in people.

I want to work with clients who desire this kind of change too. Who want to go beyond reporting on what happened between sessions and really want to do the deep work because I believe it’s the greatest gift we can give ourselves.

Who I am Outside of Therapy

In the rare moments when I’m not working with clients and take my therapist hat off, you’ll find me training my fur babies. My rescue dog, Kazoo is reactive himself. I credit him for teaching me to love and support unconditionally and that a strong relationship is the foundation for change.

When I’m not being a dog therapist, you’ll find me searching for restaurants with the best calamari, playing Halo on my Xbox, reminding my nephews that I can still throw down in sports, and watching psychological thrillers.