I am a space holder, compassionate witness, boundary-lover and hopeful human. I love teenagers and believe they are insightful change-makers who are creative, intuitive, and independent. With all of their strengths, adolescents can also feel easily overwhelmed, misunderstood, anxious, and alone when trying to understand themselves and how they fit into this world.

My role in working with adolescents is to support them in gaining the confidence to find their voice (i.e. their Self) and to move from this space with purpose and compassion.  

The physical space I work hard to provide as a therapist is one that is judgment-free and inclusive. I strive to create an environment where all teens can feel comfortable taking their shoes and their (metaphorical) mask off. I know it takes time to trust. that’s okay.

Together, we will talk and learn about the brain, anxiety, stress & trauma and how it all works so we have a better understanding of its impact on our perception of ourselves, others and the world. Being a human is hard and being a teenager can feel even harder. Because of this, I incorporate expressive modalities into therapy, including art, sand tray therapy and therapeutic journaling into therapy. My job isn’t to make you talk about all the hard stuff; it’s to provide a space for you to learn about yourself - so all the good parts can shine through and the parts that are telling you that you’re not good enough can give you a little more space.

I also believe in the importance of connecting our lived experience to the experience in our physical bodies. After all, feelings are called feelings because we, well, feel them. Learning about how our body process stress, anxiety, trauma and using body-based modalities like yoga, pranayama (deep breathing) and other somatic tools is an integral part of therapy.

I view my role as a therapist as an immense privilege and am inspired every day by the young people whose stories I get the honor to witness and learn.