Insurance I Accept
Therapeutic Approaches
Areas of Expertise
my approach:
My style is open and engaging; I use humor to create a comfortable space. By focusing on the therapeutic relationship we can collaborate to gain insights and foster growth. When necessary, I challenge clients gently and empower them to recognize their strengths and use them to achieve their goals. I believe in the mind-body connection. I am curious how aspects of your experience might be impacted by physical conditions or vice versa; our bodies talk!
thoughts for new clients:
It’s bad out there and only getting weirder, folks! It’s affecting our minds and bodies and you’re not alone in feeling the pressures and unbridled hypocrisy of late-stage capitalism. Navigating this landscape is difficult enough, you can’t reclaim your agency if you’re walking on eggshells, so don’t! I’ve got the Trucker’s Tongue™ and I encourage my clients to express themselves freely even if we veer into taboo topics – I’m here for it! Say the unpopular thing! It can be an opportunity for growth, a personal truth that holds shame in your current context, or something entirely different. We won’t know until we talk about it.
ABOUT ME:
I received my B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Gender Studies from Loyola University Chicago in 2009. After navigating a diverse professional landscape, I realigned with my passion for mental health during the pandemic and received a Masters degree of Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Concordia University Chicago in 2025. I appreciate working with individuals navigating significant changes in their lives, workplace challenges, trauma, and family of origin issues. I connect well with folks of all sexualities, races, and gender identities. I am sex-positive and embrace both monogamy and nonmonogamy as valid and worthwhile relational structures. If you need someone steady, supportive, and ready to help you find your path, I’m here for you.
