Services
- Individual
About My Clients
It’s 7am. You have only slept three hours, thoughts bouncing in your mind and a feeling of dread in your stomach. Or maybe your legs feel like cement, as though you’re walking through mud each day in a fog. Or maybe you simply feel spread thin, drained, too much happening all at once and the wave of it is making it hard to swim. My mission is to create a collaborative and healing space, one that allows you to learn skills that support your therapeutic goals - and helps you ride the waves.
My Background and Approach
I'm a licensed individual clincial social worker (LICSW) in the state of Massachusetts and RI, specializing in anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships and stress management. I've been a practicing therapist since 2016 and have experience working in a range of settings, including: K-12, community outreach centers, in-home therapy and private practice. I earned my Masters in Social Work (MSW) from The Ohio State University and a Masters in Education (MEd) from The University of Massachusetts Amherst. As a therapist, I value a holistic approach. I incorporate mindfulness practices, as well as encourage altnerative therapies such as massage, accupuncture and yoga for emotional and physical well-being. I draw from evidence-based treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
One of my mottos in therapy is: progress, not perfection. Unlearning patterns in relationships (whether with others or with ourselves) is a process, and it is not a linear process. I think of it like a butterfly: change happens when we are in the cacoon. Before the metamorphsis. It's messy. It's uncomfortable. It often doesn't feel good. And, in order to fly, we must fight our way out of the cacoon. But there's a reason for it based in neuroscience. We're rewiring the brain and the brain usually wants to do what it knows. All these things we're unlearning? They are part of our survival. They are are the things that worked until they stopped working. They are part of our resilency. I believe in building on strengths. Recognizing the progress and identifying moments of growth. And above all, building also compassion for ourselves in the process.