My Background and Training

My clinical specialty lies at the intersection of trauma healing, neurodiversity-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ identity development for adults. I focus on depth-oriented care that integrates art therapy with IFS-informed psychotherapy and Relational Cultural Theory. I have experience treating anxiety and depressive disorders, ADHD, autism, chronic pain/illness, suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injury, OCD, eating disorders, body image distress, grief and loss, mood disorders, and psychosis.

Before moving into private practice, I worked across a wide range of treatment settings and age groups including schools, outpatient clinics, hospitals, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, and subacute residential treatment. I'm comfortable facilitating individual, group, and family therapy, as well as parent and caregiver consultations and interdisciplinary care team meetings. I know firsthand what it means to function within a multi-disciplinary team, including the care coordination demands that graduate programs often don't prepare you for.

My clients tend to carry complex intersectionality of trauma, neurodivergence, LGBTQIA+ identity, and chronic pain or illness. Complexity is my sweet spot. I tend to find the thread that connects mixed presentations into one cohesive story, which opens up more possibilities than working symptom by symptom.

My training as an art therapist shaped how I approach clinical problems, teaching me to look for patterns, metaphor, systems, and possibilities that aren't always immediately obvious. Supervision and consultation can both include creating art together to reflect on a case, and I'm glad to show you the value of art-based reflection in this context.