Many of the women I work with find themselves at a crossroads. They may be navigating a major life transition, questioning long-held roles and identities, recovering from trauma, struggling with body image, feeling disconnected from themselves, or sensing that the life they've built no longer feels fully aligned with who they are becoming. While these experiences can feel overwhelming, they can also become powerful opportunities for growth, healing, and self-discovery.

My therapeutic approach is collaborative and it’s grounded in the belief that healing happens through connection, curiosity, and self-understanding. Drawing from EMDR, mindfulness, somatic practices, trauma-responsive care, and expressive therapies, I help clients explore patterns, experiences, and emotional burdens that may be keeping them stuck. Together, we work to adjust entrenched habits and develop greater self-compassion, resilience, and trust in your own inner wisdom.

While our work often looks like talk therapy, I may also draw from expressive practices and body-based approaches when they can help deepen insight or access experiences that may feel difficult to fully understand through words alone. These tools are always collaborative and tailored to each client's goals, preferences, and comfort level.

I specialize in working with women navigating identity shifts, trauma, body image concerns, relationship challenges, and life transitions, with particular expertise in midlife. I practice from a body-affirming, LGBTQIA+ affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, and anti-oppressive lens.

Growing up, I often felt both "too much" and "not enough" at the same time—deeply sensitive, expressive, imaginative, and intensely attuned to the world around me. Like many people who feel different or misunderstood, I found refuge in stories and creative expression. Theatre, especially, became a place where I could both disappear into a role and more fully become myself. That early experience of creativity as healing and transformation continues to inform my work today.

After completing my undergraduate degree at Hamilton College and conservatory training at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, I moved to New York City to pursue professional theatre. While I loved the artistry and community, I became increasingly drawn to the ways creative work could foster personal growth as well. I eventually returned to graduate school at New York University, where I earned my master's degree in drama therapy.

I spent the next two decades teaching and directing middle and high school theatre, creating emotionally safe and growth-oriented spaces for young people. During this time, I also became a mother, an experience that deepened both my appreciation for the complexity of being human and my commitment to creating spaces where people can reconnect with themselves with greater compassion and authenticity.

In addition to EMDR and trauma-focused work, I have training in guided meditation, breathwork, therapeutic yoga, and sound healing. My understanding of the mind-body connection informs my work with clients, helping them recognize how emotional experiences and trauma can become embedded not only in our thoughts, but also within the nervous system and body.

I believe some of our greatest opportunities for growth emerge in life's in-between spaces — the moments when old ways of being no longer fit, but the path forward is not yet clear. My role is not to help you become someone else, but to help you reconnect with yourself more fully so you can move through those transitions with greater clarity, resilience, agency, and self-trust.