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About My Clients
Depression and anxiety can make life feel narrow and airless, as if the future has quietly closed in and nothing can really change. I understand this—not just professionally, but personally. The good news is that these feelings aren’t permanent. Healing is possible, and feeling better is within reach.
My Background and Approach
I specialize in helping adolescents (15+) and adults struggling with depression. I also work with anxiety, trauma, identity concerns, and the emotional challenges that often accompany them. Before becoming a therapist, I was a philosophy professor and earned my Ph.D. in Philosophy from Purdue University. I left a successful academic career after facing—and ultimately overcoming—my own experiences with depression, addiction, and emotional suffering. Because of this, I don't approach these struggles as abstract ideas. I know how deeply depression can hurt, how anxiety can take over daily life, and how isolating it can feel to struggle in silence. Everything changed for me when I found the right therapist—someone who truly listened and helped me make sense of what I was experiencing. Therapy can be life-changing, and finding the right therapist can open the door to genuine healing and lasting change.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I offer an absolutely non-judgmental space where you can speak freely and feel genuinely heard. I take the time to listen carefully and to understand the full complexity of your suffering, rather than rushing toward easy explanations or quick fixes. I view therapy as a form of sustained self-reflection with another person—a space where thoughts, feelings, and patterns can be explored together over time. My approach is broadly psychodynamic, with a focus on the unconscious meanings shaping your experiences, relationships, and sense of self. Through this process, therapy becomes not just a way to reduce symptoms, but an opportunity for deeper understanding, emotional growth, and lasting change.