I want to help you feel less alone and provide you with tools to navigate the ups and downs of life. Here’s something I find crazy: we’re taught trigonometry in school, but not how to deal with our emotional worlds. (Not hating on math, but research shows we experience at least one emotion 90% of the time!)

We all crave meaningful, fulfilling connections, yet so few of us are equipped to handle the challenges and conflicts that arise in relationships. We experience grief, trauma, and life’s inevitable curveballs. Many of us will face anxiety, depression, or other mental health struggles at some point. Despite how universal these experiences are, we’re rarely given a roadmap for navigating them.

That’s why I’m so glad you’re here, reaching out for help.

My Approach

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) in Austin, Texas, and I’ve been practicing since 2009. I’m a research and neuroscience nerd who loves people and my job. I’m passionate about helping clients grow and heal by teaching them to lean into their own wisdom and internal blueprint for healing.

Using experiential therapies like EMDR, the STAIR method, and parts work, I work to help you develop greater compassion and kindness toward yourself while gaining insight and clarity into your behaviors and symptoms.

My work is rooted in neuroscience: I believe that healing and change involve not just talking about our stories, but using embodied experiences and practices to rewire the unconscious patterns held in our brain and body. Talk therapy alone, while helpful, doesn’t always touch the implicit or subconscious layers where real transformation happens.

I’m client-centered- I’ll meet you wherever you are, help you identify your concerns and strengths, and work with you to establish goals that matter to you. I often blend seriousness with humor, because laughter can be healing when done respectfully. My hope is that you’ll find therapy with me to be warm, non-judgmental, and safe enough to be vulnerable and do this brave, important work.

A Bit About Me

I’m committed to doing my own work to grow both personally and professionally – I’m always learning, always curious. I have two kids (ages 12 and 9) and a neurospicy family, so I deeply understand the complexities of neurodivergence in relationships and parenting.

I graduated with my Master’s in Professional Counseling in 2009, and before becoming a therapist, I taught high school for two years in St. Louis, Missouri.