“Pursue your values passionately and hold them lightly.” – Steven C. Hayes

Individual Therapy

I specialize in working with adults and healthcare professionals experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship conflict, substance use disorders, adjustment difficulties, and work-related stress.

Common complaints I help to ease or resolve:

  • emotional dysregulation (intense mood swings)
  • feeling stressed, burnt out or on edge 
  • impulsivity (anger, spending, self injury, substance use)
  • sleeping too much or too little
  • chronic pain or digestive concerns
  • feeling controlled by thoughts or feelings
  • constant relationship conflict
  • feeling suicidal
  • lacking purpose or direction, or feeling unsure where to go next

Family Therapy

I help families who are trying to find safety, security and connection in the wake of crisis. Some traumatic situations I have helped families recover through are grief and loss, the impacts of addiction, accidents and hospitalizations, and mental health crises, among others.

Through a trauma-focused process, our work will include identifying each person’s goals, re-establishing safety, preventing retraumatization, clarifying boundaries, strengthening communication, expanding support systems, and creating a plan for future challenges.

If you’d like to explore whether we’re a good fit, please feel free to reach out for a free consultation.

Modalities

I am trained in the following modalities:

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
  • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
  • DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
  • IFS (Internal Family Systems) and parts work

  • Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies

Rather than using a single approach, I integrate these modalities based on your goals and needs. Some core skills we will use include mindfulness, somatic psychology, self-compassion, building a liberation mindset, communication skills and psychological flexibility. I may share what research suggests, but that will never supersede what your own body, intuition, identities, and lived experience know and require.

When helpful, I collaborate with your other healthcare providers (including therapists, primary care provider, psychiatrist, medical specialists, and bodyworkers) so your care feels coordinated and your providers are working together toward your well-being.

You are not Bad. Wrong. Defective. Broken. Worthless. Not enough. Too much.
But I understand you may feel like it.

Commitments and Credentials

I also draw on personal, lived experience regarding grief, trauma and healing. I am committed to being an attuned guide through your healing journey and to repairing if I make mistakes or cause harm.

I engage in ongoing re-education, and peer and professional consultation, regarding anti-racism and anti-oppression, so I can offer as much cultural humility and safety as possible when I serve my BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ clients, who have been strategically undervalued in our Western society. I strive to stay aware of hierarchical systems, and as a relational therapist, pay special attention to hierarchy in the therapy room.

I am a sex-positive, kink and polyamory aware and affirming therapist.

I honor that healing is not just an “inside job” and also requires understanding about how systems contribute to oppression and trauma. Many of my clients have been harmed by healthcare systems and legal systems, among other systems and institutions, and I support clients navigating the impacts of those traumas. Decolonizing mental health continues to shape my learning and clinical practice.

I have worked in various settings including an inpatient psychiatric hospital, high schools, a dual-diagnosis partial hospitalization program, vocational rehabilitation and have been in private practice since 2018.

I hold the following active licenses and certifications:

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida
  • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maine
  • Licensed Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LPCC) in New Mexico
  • Professional Counselor Telehealth Provider in South Carolina
  • Qualified Supervisor for Registered Mental Health Counseling Interns in Florida
  • EMDR Certified Therapist™ (by EMDRIA)
  • Master’s Level Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP)

I received my Masters in Counseling Psychology from Nova Southeastern University and my undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.

You can verify the license for any healthcare provider in Florida at the Department of Health website.