“I want therapy to feel like a real conversation. Therapy doesn’t have to involve lying on a couch, telling me about your childhood. It is two humans, sitting together, working towards a more fulfilling life. It means honesty, practical support, and room to figure things out.”

About Me:

I didn’t become a therapist because I had all the answers. I became one because I’ve lived through the unknowns. I know what it’s like to feel stuck, lost, or overwhelmed by change. My own journey includes experiences with infertility, relationship challenges, and starting over in a new state. These difficult moments shaped how I understand and connect with the people I work with. 

I earned my Masters in Counseling in my home state of Michigan in 2008. I started my career working at colleges and universities, guiding students through the adjustment to young adulthood. In 2018, I closed that chapter and began working with adults in private practice.  

Over the course of these 17 years, I continue to be humbled by the therapeutic experience. I discovered in my own journey that the most powerful shifts happen when I feel truly seen by people who are honest, real, and willing to meet me exactly where I was. The world makes space for the easy parts of living, but where is room to process sadness, loneliness, grief, and so on? All of it is welcome here. I am obsessed with creating space that feels safe and healing.

To me, therapy isn’t about “fixing” people. It’s about walking alongside you as you make sense of your experiences, reconnect with your strength, and learn to trust your own voice again. I bring both professional training and lived experience into the room, and I try to show up with warmth, honesty, and a deep respect for your story.

Area Of Expertise

I work best with 30+ clients focusing on deeper healing. I specialize in attachment therapy, interpersonal skill-building, family of origin trauma, sadness, loneliness, grief, and mid-life/existential challenges.

My Approach

I use a blend of Humanistic, Acceptance & Commitment (ACT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) approaches to support clients in reconnecting with themselves. That means honoring the parts that feel hurt, anxious, shut down, or protective, as well as the parts that long for peace, connection, and meaning. I don’t believe you are broken. I see your symptoms as signals from parts of you that learned how to adapt and survive. In therapy, we gently get curious about those parts—not to push them away, but to help them feel seen, understood, and supported.

Something Extra:

Check out my book, “When Shit Hits the Fan” on Amazon!