I want our time together to feel like finally arriving. You start off feeling like “why bother, everything is cooked and the world is on fire” to “okay maybe if I take it moment by moment, I might be able to do this.”

We spend time understanding what “this” means to you and your inner world. It’s a place to be met with care, curiosity, and openness to explore things that maybe you haven’t had the chance to unpack yet. Or things you don’t have the space to deal with because you are too busy caring for everyone else in your life.

I believe that therapy is the relationship we build together. It's not something I do to you or for you - it's something we co-create, slowly and carefully. You bring your whole self: the messy parts, the defensive and shameful aspects, the experiences you haven't found words for yet. I bring presence, honesty, and a genuine investment in your growth (I do this work for the experience of getting to watch people grow - it’s the greatest gift). And in that meeting place is often where something shifts. Not because of any particular model or tool (I’ve got them too, don’t worry!), but because being truly known by another person can be deeply healing in itself.

I really try to embody the “leave people better than you found them” philosophy. I really hope that you leave sessions feeling like you are finally able to take a deep breath into your belly, noticing your shoulders and jaw are a bit more relaxed, and getting that sleepy feeling after being in the company of someone safe and predictable. Who will be there over and over again.

Over my years of my practice, I’ve come to understand my role as a lighthouse: a steady presence you can orient toward, be guided by, or simply be witnessed from when the waters feel rough. You are the captain of your own ship. You decide the direction, the speed, and what feels possible. My role is not to steer or fix, but to stay alongside you as you navigate. Steady, attuned, and present.

I thrive in complexity. If you've been told you're "too much," that your presentation is “too complex”, or that you need to be more stable before someone can really work with you - that's not how I operate. Complex trauma, eating disorders, recovery from domestic and/or sexual violence, chronic suicidal ideation, self-harm - that's exactly where I want to be.I don't need you to tidy yourself up before you walk in.

This is social work that doesn’t rush you or push you toward change before you’re ready. We’re already rushing enough in this world. Let’s slow down together.