Hello and welcome! I am so glad you are here.

As a pre-licensed, Masters Level mental health counselor, I help people make healthy adjustments during important life transitions, while dealing with the complicated emotions that typically come up around significant milestones and changes. 

Understandably, people who have never tried therapy may be hesitant to begin and unsure of what the experience will be like for them. Because I specialize in establishing connections, building trust, and developing meaningful relationships, these individuals are the ideal clients for me. 

I draw on a variety of mental health philosophies and techniques to meet every client’s unique needs. I provide a non-threatening and judgment-free therapy space where clients can step out of their comfort zones and work to understand themselves on a deeper level. I help my clients identify their goals and take the necessary steps to achieve them. 

Through compassionate listening and supportive reflection, I help people explore, understand, and ultimately accept their situations and the range of emotions they may experience. I strive to help each client achieve clarity and satisfaction in their most important relationship--the one they have with themself.

I treat teens and adults who are suffering from a variety of emotional challenges. Typical symptoms and conditions can include:

· Anxiety

· Depression

· Grief 

· Chronic fatigue and sleeplessness

· Chronic pain

· Mood swings

· Menopause

· Trauma symptoms

· Parenting and relationship challenges

-Persistent worry, stress and sense of feeling overwhelmed

Clients I work with include:

· Teenagers navigating high school

· Young adults who are:

      - beginning, navigating and graduating from college

      -  entering, exiting and negotiating the working world

        -experiencing and adjusting to relationship changes;

       - adjusting to the challenges of parenting;

Adults in mid-life and beyond who are:

      - becoming empty-nesters

      - balancing the challenges of parenting aging parents

      - facing end-of-life changes to their bodies 

      - confronting changes to their relationships, including

       illness and loss of spouse

I also offer couples therapy to support couples experiencing relationship challenges

I am a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Masters program in Mental Health Counseling and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). I completed my graduate clinical experience in community mental health settings and private practice. I work closely with experienced licensed clinicians for clinical supervision towards a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).  I am also a trained Crisis Counselor at the Crisis Text Line.