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About My Clients
My niche is working with creative adults who have experienced childhood trauma and sexual violence. Most of my clients enter counseling seeking to manage overwhelming emotions, change self-destructive habits, improve personal relationships, and feel more in control of their lives. My trauma-informed approach allows me to meet each client where they are and create a brave space in which awareness deepens, empowerment grows, and meaningful change happens.
My Background and Approach
After earning my MSW, I became a domestic violence victim advocate and counselor for the Orleans Parish DA's Office. I later worked as a community-based mental health professional at Children’s Bureau before receiving my LCSW from the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners and entering private practice. My treatment approach is trauma-informed and oriented in relational cultural theory. I strongly uphold the core values of social work and see growth-fostering relationships as a source of empowerment. I use an integrative psychotherapy model rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and tailored to the strengths and needs of each client. I bring my years of education and training, professional experience, personal experience, and genuine empathy to build a therapeutic space with you, so you can experience deeper connection within yourself, your relationships, and the world around you.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I grew up in New Orleans with a passion for movement and self-expression. I witnessed the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as a college student, which moved me forward on a path to understanding the intersection of collective trauma and personal trauma. Throughout my academic career, I engaged in feminist activism to raise awareness of sexual violence and shared my own story as the featured speaker at the 2007 Take Back the Night rally. I have also been an active member of the Human Rights Campaign since 2006. I welcome and celebrate members of every gender, race, ethnicity, heritage, sexual orientation, and creed. Alongside my social work career, I've danced professionally with ballet and modern companies in New Orleans and New York City. I'm also a certified yoga teacher and dance instructor at New Orleans Dance Academy, and love to perform in local community theatre. I share my home with 2 dogs and a red-tail boa.