Services
About My Clients
I work with adults, adolescents, couples, and families navigating life transitions, relationship strain, and the stress of military life. My clients often feel disconnected from a partner, their family, or themselves, and are ready to build stronger, more secure connections. I bring a trauma-informed, attachment-focused lens, specializing in couples and family systems work. If you're a military spouse, service member, or local community member looking for a therapist who gets it.
My Background and Approach
I'm a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) at Ripple Effect Therapy Services, currently completing supervised clinical hours toward full LCSW licensure. As a military spouse myself, I bring a lived understanding of the unique stressors that come with military life, frequent moves, deployments, identity shifts, and the strain these can put on relationships, which means you won't have to explain the basics before we can get to the real work. My approach is trauma-informed and attachment-focused: I believe most of the pain people bring into therapy stems from disruptions in connection, whether to a partner, family, or themselves. I draw on family systems theory to help couples and families understand the patterns they're stuck in, not just the symptoms. Whether you're facing a rocky transition, relationship conflict, or just feel disconnected from yourself, my goal is to help you build the security and clarity to move forward.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I'm a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. I'm a lesbian, married to my wife, who is active duty. This is part of why supporting other military families and marginalized communities feels personal, not just professional. I'm passionate about social justice and community care: I've volunteered with the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team responding to local disasters, supported incoming military families through Army Community Service's spouse sponsorship program, and worked on legislative advocacy with NASW to advance ethical social work practice. I've also spent time in community outreach supporting underserved and unhoused populations. I believe in a holistic approach to mental health, one that considers not just what's happening emotionally, but how we're sleeping, eating, moving, and connecting with others. Healing rarely happens in just one part of life, and I want to help you tend to all of it.