You made it here, and I am so glad you did.
Maybe you are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or emotions that seem hard to manage. Maybe you are a teenager or young adult trying to figure out who you are and where you belong. Maybe you are an adult navigating a difficult relationship, a major life change, or the feeling that you have spent so much time caring for others that you have lost touch with yourself. Maybe you are a parent who loves your child deeply but has reached a point where you do not know what else to do.
Whatever brought you here, you do not have to navigate it alone.
You don’t have to have everything figured out before you begin
Sometimes life becomes difficult before we understand why. We may recognize the anxiety, the sadness, the anger, or the emotional overwhelm, but underneath those feelings there is often something deeper: a relationship that no longer feels healthy, a family dynamic that has become strained, or a transition that has changed everything. Therapy can help you slow down, understand what is happening, and begin creating meaningful change. Together, we will explore your experiences, identify the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and develop practical tools to help you cope, communicate, set boundaries, and move forward. You do not have to know exactly why you feel the way you do. We can begin right where you are.
A Space Where You Can Be Heard
My style is warm, collaborative, and engaging. I have a special passion for working with children, adolescents, and young adults navigating trauma, anxiety, and the challenges of growing into themselves. I also bring extensive experience supporting adults through emotional and relationship challenges, helping them strengthen boundaries, reconnect with themselves, and navigate changing life stages. Whether anxiety has become the loudest voice in the room, emotions feel too big to manage, or past experiences are showing up as behavioral challenges, perfectionism, avoidance, or difficulty trusting others, we will work together to understand what is beneath the surface. I believe behaviors and emotions always tell a story, and together, we will make sense of it.
Because no two individuals or families are the same, I tailor every session using evidence-based approaches to fit your unique strengths, needs, and goals.
Together, we will:
- Quiet the anxiety that takes over — whether that looks like overthinking, constant worry, avoidance, perfectionism, or feeling stuck in “what ifs.”
- Work through past experiences that are still showing up in the present, so they have less power over your emotions, relationships, and everyday choices.
- Strengthen communication and connection by learning how to express needs, navigate conflict, and understand one another without falling into the same frustrating patterns.
- Build practical tools for the moments that feel hardest, such as managing big emotions, coping with stress, setting boundaries, solving problems, and responding rather than reacting.
- Develop confidence and resilience that extend beyond the therapy room, so you [or your child] feel more equipped to handle challenges independently long after therapy ends.
Whether you are a parent hoping to reconnect with your child, a teen trying to find your voice, or an adult ready to stop letting anxiety, trauma, or self-doubt call the shots, therapy can become the place where healing begins, and lasting change takes root.
About me
For more than twenty-two years, I have worked in education and counseling, supporting adolescents, young adults, adults, couples, parents, and families through some of life’s most challenging moments. My background includes work as a high school biology teacher, school counselor, crisis counselor, mental health counselor, and academic counselor, and I spent years leading the student services department for a large high school, supporting students and their families through the full high school journey and the transition into life after graduation.
I earned my Master’s degree in School Counseling from Nova Southeastern University, along with a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Counseling from Barry University. I completed my practicum training at the Trauma Resolution Center, which deepened my understanding of trauma informed care.
Working in schools has given me an appreciation for the whole person. A student’s emotional health can affect school. Family dynamics can affect emotional health. Relationships can affect confidence. Life transitions can affect all of us. Everything is connected, and that perspective continues to shape the way I approach counseling today. My experience includes working with athletes, military personnel, veterans, first responders, and their families, as well as adolescents and adults facing emotional, academic, professional, and relationship challenges. These experiences help me appreciate the different responsibilities, pressures, and life circumstances each person brings to therapy.
You do not have to have the answers before you begin. Therapy can be the place where you start asking the questions, find your voice, and discover what comes next.
My Areas of Focus
- Anxiety, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, and stress management
- Depression, emotional overwhelm, and difficulty adjusting to life changes
- Self-esteem, self-worth, identity exploration, and confidence building
- Emotional regulation, coping skills, perfectionism, and academic or career-related stress
- Peer relationships, family conflict, communication difficulties, and the impact of parental divorce
- Boundary-setting, people-pleasing, and finding a sense of self outside of caregiving roles
- Relationship stress, unhealthy dating patterns, and recovery from breakups, divorce, or abusive and controlling relationships
- Life transitions, including high school, college, independent living, beginning a career, empty nesting, and rebuilding after significant relationship changes
- Parenting support, particularly for parents navigating challenges with teens
- LGBTQ+ affirming support for adolescents and young adults exploring identity, relationships, and belonging
- Trauma-related concerns appropriate for outpatient therapy, including domestic violence and relationship abuse
- Support for military personnel, veterans, first responders, and their families navigating occupational stress, burnout, trauma exposure, relationship strain, and transitions into civilian life
- Infertility, pregnancy loss, fertility and family-planning challenges, and pursuing pregnancy independently
- Couples counseling, premarital counseling, and family therapy
- Hoarding behaviors
- Support for autistic clients with lower support needs who are navigating emotional, social, or relationship challenges
