As a therapist, I work relationally: I am as invested in what you bring into the therapy room (the content, the stories, the hardships you are eager to be less alone with) as I am in how it is to be in connection together. I believe that what is most healing about good therapy is the opportunity for client and therapist to foster genuine intimacy with one another. I often ask clients questions, like, “How is it to share that with me? What is happening inside as you admit that? What is it like to be here with me in this moment when so often you are here alone?”

My goal as a therapist is to help clients feel that they do not need to leave any parts of who they are at the door when they come in for a session. The joys of therapy for me are all about relating to each other humanly and, as much as possible, letting our guards down together in a way that feels safe. Of course, we will do that imperfectly, and I aim to work collaboratively with clients, not from a place of authority or acting as “expert.” Clients often tell me that my pace is slow and deliberate. Slowness, in my experience, is what helps bring emotion alive.

I rely heavily on attachment-based models, like Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), to help clients form deeper access to their emotional worlds, to understand why certain emotions have felt unsafe to explore on their own, and to exist more freely and openly in their relationships. I work with couples and individuals. It is a deep joy to work with other members of the queer community. 

I enjoy the work I do but I also enjoy my life outside of work! I am an avid reader, a music enthusiast, a life-long swimmer, and love being in nature when I get the opportunity. I also love being a friend to the people I love. I originally am from Northern California but have called Colorado home for the past five years.