I believe therapy is not about having everything figured out—it’s about having a place where you can finally set things down, breathe, and be met with understanding instead of pressure. I work with individuals navigating grief, caregiver stress, identity shifts, and major life transitions. My approach is grounded in compassion, presence, and respect for the emotional weight people often carry silently for far too long.
I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with a focus in Early Intervention and my Master of Social Work from Winthrop University. My clinical background includes hospice and end-of-life care, child welfare (foster care and adoption), youth mentoring, and early childhood development. These experiences have given me a deep respect for the many ways people experience loss, connection, and change across the lifespan.
Over time, I’ve learned that suffering is rarely just about one moment or one circumstance—it is often layered, relational, and shaped by life experiences that were never fully processed or supported. In therapy, I help clients gently untangle those layers with care, clarity, and self-compassion.
I take an integrative, strengths-based approach, drawing from cognitive-behavioral principles, mindfulness, and acceptance-based strategies alongside trauma-informed and grief-focused care.
I often work with clients who are: Holding the emotional weight of caring for others, Moving through grief, loss, or anticipatory grief, Experiencing identity shifts or life transitions or Feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted
In our work together, we focus on both understanding your experience and building tools that help you move through life in a way that feels more grounded and aligned with who you are becoming—not just who you have had to be.
Therapy with me is collaborative, steady, and rooted in authenticity and genuine connection. There is no expectation to perform, explain perfectly, or rush your process. You get to show up as you are, and we begin there.