Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
My clients are often navigating painful relationship experiences, like ongoing conflict, infidelity, separation, or grief that does not ease. Some are couples trying to reconnect. Others are individuals trying to understand why the same patterns keep repeating. Many are in LGBTQ+ or non-traditional relationships and want a therapist who truly understands their world. They are ready to look at what is really happening and make meaningful change.
My Background and Approach
I spent over two decades as a music therapist in hospice settings, sitting with people at the end of life and with families carrying that loss. That experience shapes how I work. I am comfortable with difficult emotions, complex conversations, and moments that feel overwhelming, and I do not rush people through them. For couples, I use Emotionally Focused Therapy to help you move beyond surface arguments and understand the deeper emotional patterns underneath, so real change can happen. Most couples are not fighting about what they think they are. This work helps you see what is actually happening and shift it. I am a licensed psychotherapist, board-certified music therapist, and Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery. I bring creative and expressive tools when they are useful. They are always optional and always guided by your goals. I also work with teens, and as a parent of teenagers, I bring real-life understanding to that work.
Why I Became a Therapist
I believe in the power of real human connection. Therapy is a space where we slow down, make sense of what is happening, and begin to see things more clearly. Sometimes that includes curiosity, sometimes humor, and sometimes sitting with what is hard without trying to rush past it. When people feel truly understood, something shifts. That shift does not stay in the therapy room. It carries into relationships, work, and how you move through the world. My goal is to create a space where you feel understood and supported, and where that understanding leads to meaningful change.