How I Work

Many of my clients come to therapy when they feel stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for something to change. Our work together focuses on understanding what is happening, making sense of the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and strengthening the inner resources that help you move forward.

I provide teletherapy for adults in Georgia, Alabama, Oregon, Utah, and Tennessee, bringing over 15 years of experience as a clinical social worker, educator, and trauma-informed consultant. My approach is warm, grounded, and collaborative, with an emphasis on trust, clarity, and keeping the work focused on what matters most to you.

My work is grounded in a trauma-informed and strengths-oriented framework. This means recognizing how past experiences may continue to affect you while also paying attention to the strengths, resources, and ways of coping that have helped you get to where you are today. I prioritize emotional safety, choice, and collaboration throughout the therapeutic process.

In sessions, I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), relational and attachment-based therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches. Together, we may look at patterns in the way you think, feel, respond, and relate to others, while also exploring how your experiences and relationships have shaped those patterns over time.

I don't view these patterns as flaws. Often, they developed for a reason and represent ways we learned to adapt, protect ourselves, connect with others, or get our needs met. The problem comes when something that once helped begins getting in the way. Therapy gives us space to notice these patterns, understand them with greater compassion, and practice different ways of responding.

I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based therapy that can help process traumatic, distressing, or unresolved experiences that continue to affect the present. When appropriate, EMDR can complement the insight and skills we develop in therapy by helping us work more directly with experiences that may be contributing to current patterns.

I support clients experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, work stress, and major life transitions. While understanding the past can be an important part of therapy, our work is also about what is happening now: developing greater awareness, responding more intentionally, strengthening relationships, and making changes that feel meaningful and sustainable.

What You Can Expect

Therapy with me is practical, strengths-focused, and compassionate. You’ll find a space where you can slow things down, better understand what you’re experiencing, and work at a pace that feels manageable.

Together we’ll:

• Build awareness of the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that shape how you experience yourself and your relationships

• Understand patterns with curiosity and compassion, including where they came from and what may be keeping them going

• Develop practical tools for navigating difficult emotions, stress, and uncertainty with greater clarity and self-compassion

• Practice new ways of responding to yourself, others, and situations that have been difficult in the past

• Build on your strengths and the inner resources that support meaningful, lasting change

I often think about this work like building a muscle. Change usually doesn't happen all at once. It develops through awareness, practice, repetition, and patience. Over time, the ways of responding that once felt unfamiliar can become stronger and more natural.

Therapy isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about finding your way back to yourself.