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About My Clients
You look like you have it together. Underneath that, you're tired. Tired of being the reliable one, of managing everyone else's feelings, of pushing through weeks that weren't hard. Maybe you see the pattern and can't stop running it. I work with adults and couples who are done performing and want to figure out what they actually want. Some are working through anxiety or old wounds that shape how close they let people get. Some are tired of the same fight. Most want to feel like themselves.
My Background and Approach
I'm an LPC-Associate at Carlisle Collective, supervised by Sarah Osmer, LPC-S. My work is attachment-based and body-focused, which means we pay attention to what's happening physically and not just what you're thinking, because that's usually where the honest information is. Before becoming a therapist I spent years in medical sales, working alongside providers in women's health, gastroenterology, and internal medicine. I sat in a lot of exam rooms and saw how much people carry that never gets addressed in a fifteen minute visit. That's a big part of why I do this now, and it means I'm comfortable with clients navigating health issues alongside everything else. In sessions I'm warm and direct. I use humor when it fits. I'm not going to nod along quietly while you talk yourself in circles, and I'm not going to treat you like a problem to solve. Most people tell me it feels like a real conversation, which is the point.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I grew up in a small farm town in a house where feelings weren't really discussed. I spent a long time thinking that was just how it worked. Moving to a city and doing my own work in therapy taught me that I could feel something, say it out loud, and have someone stay in the room with me. That changed the direction of my life. That history is part of why I care about making this less weird for people. The thing that keeps most of us quiet isn't the problem itself, it's the shame attached to it. I think most people aren't broken so much as adapted, and the parts they're embarrassed about usually made sense at some point. I'm also not precious about therapy. I'll reference music and whatever show I'm behind on. I believe you can take the work seriously without being solemn about it, and that laughing at something hard is often a sign you're no longer stuck underneath it.