“Like the rings of a tree, therapy reveals the seasons that shaped us, helping us grow more deeply rooted and more fully ourselves.”
Children 10+
For many, therapy begins in the early years, which is why it’s so important that children feel safe and enjoy coming! Integrating nearly 20 years of teaching experience, sessions are child-centered and developmentally attuned. I use both creativity and imagination to explore experiences, feelings, and thoughts. Your child will often leave with small treats or treasures to take home- such as their own journal, fun pens, memory boxes, and more, helping extend the work beyond the therapy room.
In therapy, children learn how to identify feelings, both by name and recognizing how emotions are experienced in the body (ie: tummy ache, heart racing). Sometimes we learn about feelings by connecting with imaginative characters, such as those from Inside Out.
Children also learn about their autonomic nervous system, specifically what it feels like to be regulated and what it feels like to be dysregulated. They begin to recognize protective responses such as fight, flight, or shut-down/withdrawal, and develop tools to gently return to a regulated state.
When specifically working through trauma, I use Lifespan Integration Therapy. Integrating art, imagination, and movement, this modality allows the brain to metabolize what has happened while also recognizing that the event has passed and is no longer occurring, allowing the child to become freer to live in the here-and-now.
The goal of child-centered therapy is to be generally brief (typically not lasting more than 6 months), while offering a safe and supportive space to return as they grow and develop. My hope is that therapy becomes a welcoming, loving, and helpful place they feel comfortable revisiting throughout different stages of life.
Teens
One of the hallmarks of the teenage years is differentiation - the transition from relying on adult guidance (co-regulation) to managing one’s own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors independently. While exciting and memorable, these years often include conflict, confusion, and stress as the individual, increasingly impacted by social norms and pressures, seeks to answer the question,“Who am I?”
In therapy, I offer unconditional positive regard — total acceptance and support, regardless of a teen’s actions, words, or beliefs. By separating a teenager’s inherent worth from their behavior, this approach fosters safety, builds self-esteem, and encourages open, honest communication.
Along with exploring feelings, teens gather tools that empower self-regulation.
Exploring past and current trauma allows teens to move forward with greater clarity and resilience. When specifically working through trauma, I draw from Lifespan Integration Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Teens identify what it looks like to create and maintain healthy relationships while learning to establish boundaries with those that are hurtful, manipulative, or abusive.
Increasing self-care and moving away from patterns that no longer serve them allows teens to grow in confidence and autonomy.
Teens also gain clarity around their goals, both short term and beyond high school.
Individual Adults
While adolescence asks, “Who am I?” adulthood often asks, “Who am I now?” As life unfolds, we navigate both gradual transitions and sudden shifts that reshape our sense of self.
Common changes may include moving and building new community, beginning or ending relationships, vocational transitions, becoming a parent, empty nesting, divorce, the death of a loved one, perimenopause or menopause, and evolving physical limitations or illnesses. Even “good” changes can unsettle us because they require a shift within us.
On the other side of the “change coin”, some have a sense that change needs to happen. This oftentimes looks like feeling “stuck”, restless, or disconnected without clarity about what comes next. In this space, therapy becomes an opportunity to explore your core self and what it means to live more authentically in the choices you make.
We may also look at unresolved experiences, from earlier years, that continue to shape present patterns. Lingering childhood wounds, attachment injuries, or unprocessed trauma can quietly influence relationships, self-worth, and decision-making. Therapy offers a compassionate space to gently work through what remains tender, so you can move forward with greater freedom.
And then, there is trauma. At some point in life, most of us are touched by it — whether as recipients of harm or participants in painful dynamics. Healing requires courage and care. Adult therapy provides a steady, supportive environment where those experiences can be processed with compassion, accountability, and hope.
Individual adult therapy is a deeply personal process, and each person comes with their own hopes, questions, and ways of engaging. Some use the space to talk and reflect, some are looking for practical tools and direction, and others appreciate integrating meaningful readings or gentle between-session practices. I primarily draw from Lifespan Integration and Internal Family Systems (IFS), approaches that explore how past experiences and different parts of ourselves shape our present lives. In our early sessions, my hope is to truly understand what you are carrying and what you need, and together we’ll journey forward in a way that feels supportive.
Couples
It takes bravery to lean into growth as a couple. It isn’t light work. It isn’t always comfortable. It asks for commitment, time, humility, vulnerability, honesty and a willingness to risk. While many describe it as “hard,” I often say with a smile, “Couples work is GOOD work.” On the other side, and throughout the process, is deeper understanding, renewed intimacy, restored trust, and even the return of playfulness.
Many couples come to therapy to address communication struggles. What feels like a recurring “loop” is often rooted in deeper attachment patterns formed early in life, unspoken expectations, and the ways we protect ourselves when we feel hurt. Together, we slow these patterns down and bring clarity and compassion to how each partner has learned to connect.
Our work focuses on communicating from a regulated place, building empathy through intentional sharing and reflection, exploring attachment styles, and creating clear, respectful boundaries. My approach is informed by the research and clinical work of the Gottman Institute and Brené Brown’s work on shame and vulnerability.
And then… there is betrayal. When betrayal has occurred, it can feel profoundly destabilizing and traumatic. Trust is often shattered, and protective roles quickly emerge, increasing disconnection from one another and from the self. Trained to be a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist (CPTT) in 2022, I specialize in supporting individuals impacted by sexual betrayal, whether they choose to rebuild the relationship or move forward independently. When discovery occurs, shame often surfaces for the individual who has betrayed. Unresolved wounds and long-standing patterns may come into view, sometimes for the first time. The weight of this awareness can fracture one’s sense of identity, leading to defensiveness, minimization, withdrawal, and a deep fear of being fully known and still loved. Meaningful repair requires courage, accountability, and a willingness to gently face what has long been avoided.
Session Fees
Children/ Teens/ Individual 50-minute session | $170
Couples 50-minute session | $190
Extended 75-minute session | $255
Session Hours
Sunday evenings (Zoom only)
Monday | 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
Tuesday | 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
Wednesday | 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
Thursday | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday | 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Insurance Coverage
I’m an out-of-network provider and do not bill insurance directly. Out-of-network mental health benefits vary by plan, so it is helpful to contact your insurer to confirm coverage.
You’ll receive a monthly superbill through the SimplePractice portal that can be submitted for possible reimbursement. Depending on your plan, you may receive partial reimbursement, need to meet a deductible first, or have no out-of-network coverage.
Cancellation Policy
Because your session time is reserved especially for you, cancellations made within 48 hours of your appointment are subject to the full session fee. As a courtesy, you will receive an email reminder 72 hours in advance and a text reminder 24 hours before your scheduled time.
