About me

I didn’t come to this work through a straight line. Before becoming a therapist, I spent years in other careers and eventually trained as a licensed massage therapist, where I learned firsthand how deeply the nervous system holds stress, emotion, and unprocessed experience. That work changed how I understand healing and ultimately led me to psychotherapy.

I’m an IFS Institute–trained therapist, and Internal Family Systems is the foundation of how I think about people, symptoms, and change. What drew me to IFS is its respect for the psyche. Rather than trying to fix or override parts of you, this work assumes there’s intelligence behind even the most painful patterns. My role is to help you get curious about your inner world in a way that feels grounded, paced, and humane.

I bring both clinical training and lived experience into the room. I understand anxiety, depression, and nervous system overwhelm not just as diagnoses, but as experiences that shape how people relate to themselves and the world. That perspective influences how carefully I work, how much I prioritize safety, and how seriously I take your lived reality.

Visit my Modalities page for more information on IFS and other supporting modalities I use.