My approach to therapy is deeply relational. I believe meaningful change happens when you feel safe enough to be fully yourself – the parts you’re proud of, the parts you struggle with, and the parts you’ve learned to hide. I strive to create a space that feels warm, curious, compassionate, and honest. I’ll show up as a real person: approachable, supportive, direct, and willing to challenge you when it serves your growth. And yes, we’ll probably laugh together along the way. I don’t believe healing has to happen in a room that feels heavy all the time.
Together, we’ll explore the experiences that shaped you, the patterns that continue to show up in your life, and the stories you’ve come to believe about yourself. Rather than asking, “what’s wrong with me?” we’ll begin asking, “what happened to me?” and “how did I learn to survive?” These questions can help us better understand where you’ve been and create space for where you want to go.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, and complex trauma. I have a particular passion for working with individuals impacted by addiction, whether through growing up in a family affected by addiction or dysfunction, loving someone who struggles with substance use, or carrying the lasting effects of those relationships. I believe these experiences can deeply shape the way we relate to ourselves and others, and therapy can help you develop greater self-worth, stronger boundaries, and a more authentic sense of identity.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent 13 years working in student affairs in higher education. While my work now extends beyond the college setting, I bring that experience into my work with clients navigating major transitions, identity development, and the uncertainty that often comes with stepping into new seasons of life.
I’m someone who believes life is meant to be experienced. Outside of the therapy room, you’ll often find me out on a run, enjoying live music, exploring the outdoors, or trying a new restaurant. These moments remind me that healing isn’t just about working through what’s hard; it is also about creating a life that feels meaningful, connected, and genuinely enjoyable.
Whether you’re exhausted from trying to hold everything together, frustrated by patterns that keep repeating, or simply ready to understand yourself more deeply, therapy can be a place to slow down, get curious, and begin creating something different.
Because I don’t believe you’re broken. I believe your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships make sense in the context of what you’ve experienced. When we approach ourselves with honesty and compassion instead of criticism and shame, we create the possibility for meaningful change.
My hope is that therapy helps you move beyond simply surviving and toward a life that feels more authentic, connected, and fully yours. What if this is where your story begins to shift?
As an associate licensed counselor, I am under supervision by Christina (Nina) Wolverton, LPC, CPCS, and Amanda Marks, LPC, CPCS.