As a licensed therapist with extensive experience supporting individuals through complex emotional landscapes, I specialize in helping clients navigate challenges related to social anxiety, trauma, depression, and life transitions. My therapeutic approach is deeply compassionate and tailored to each individual's unique journey.
I focus on creating a supportive environment where clients can explore difficult emotions like guilt, shame, and attachment wounds. Drawing from evidence-based practices, I work collaboratively with individuals experiencing panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and challenges related to impulsivity and personality dynamics.
My background includes dedicated work with diverse populations, including first responders and individuals with adoption or foster care experiences. I am committed to understanding each client's distinct story and supporting their path toward healing and personal growth. My goal is to provide empathetic, skilled guidance that helps clients develop resilience and meaningful strategies for emotional well-being.
Additional areas of focus: Intimacy related issues, Motivation, self esteem, and confidence, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Codependency, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dissociation, Emptiness, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
IL LCPC 180.018088