Services
- Individual
- Couples
About My Clients
I am dedicated to empowering survivors, people who have felt “less-than,” and helping them thrive. They might be a person who has experienced interpersonal, combat, health, or environmental trauma. They might be a person of color, identifies with the LGBTQ+ community, feels oppressed by social gender roles, or identifies with many of these categories. I help clients break free from the trauma, heal, build resiliency, and recognize their potential so they can live their fullest lives.
My Background and Approach
I see unresolved trauma at the core of mental health symptoms and maladaptive coping skills. It doesn't make sense to treat depression and anxiety symptoms if what is causing the symptoms is untreated trauma. I understand that it can be extremely difficult to talk about painful and scary events and feelings. Before we start working on trauma, I will ensure you are able to tolerate the process by teaching you how to build coping skills, increase your window of tolerance for stress, and help you connect with your inner sanctum; that innermost vulnerable part of the self that is hidden away in the trauma response. Although I may gently challenge you to foster growth, I will never force you to talk about something you are not ready to talk about and I will never judge you. Through this therapeutic journey, you will learn how to build a healthy relationship with yourself and heal from the betrayal, grief, and suffering of trauma. You will learn that you are, and have always been, enough.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am passionately committed to helping people who have experienced trauma, and who are struggling to live their fullest, most authentic lives. Being a clinical psychologist is my life’s purpose. I know from personal experience the rigors and benefits of therapy. I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I have tamed my anxiety and channel it into achievement, and I identify as a “reformed perfectionist.” I live in Chicago, I’m married with two children, and I’m a big Cubs fan, hence the resiliency. I focused my clinical training on working with trauma survivors and the LGBTQ+ community, administering evidenced-based and culturally competent treatments, and working in community counseling, hospital and VA settings. My therapeutic style is a mix of empathy, humor, and direct communication. I whole-heartedly believe every survivor can be a thriver. Schedule a consultation to talk about how you can find your own power and resiliency to live your most fulfilling and authentic life.