I earned my master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with a focus on International Disaster Psychology from the University of Denver, where I trained in the mental health ramifications, and treatment, of both man-made and natural disasters. After grad school, I worked at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, first as a case manager, and then as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Parent Educator and Registered Play Therapist. I was honored to work with children and their parents in the Psychology Department for almost a decade before transitioning into private practice.
Despite all my experiences, years of therapy, education and training, my strong desire for understanding and learning to heal childhood trauma began when I became a mother fourteen years ago, and my past came rushing into my present. I was often overwhelmed by my feelings, and I would catch myself parenting in ways that made me feel ashamed, confused and guilty. Despite my efforts to do better, I started believing I just wasn’t cut out to be a mom. I now know it's common for kids to trigger our own "stuff," and I want to make sure that no parent feels alone in this often overwhelming, heart wrenching, and joyous journey through parenthood.
(Want to learn more? Read my blog about how healing our trauma is the most important parenting tool we have.)
As a Psychodynamic therapist, who is trained in Brainspotting and Certified EMDR clinician, I believe therapy becomes a place where lifelong patterns, stories and beliefs can be recognized and understood, and new ones created. I evaluate my client’s past experiences starting with his/her/their earliest memories and most meaningful and transformative relationships. We agree on treatment goals and work together to meet them at a pace that feels good to you.
Learn more about what your therapy experience with me might look like here.
As a cis-gendered, straight white woman, I am dedicated to making sure that my practice is LGBTQIA+ allied and affirming. I welcome all ages, cultures, races, genders and sexual orientations. I continually try to learn, and bring into awareness, how my own biases, privileges, experiences, and perspectives shape and influence how I interact with the world, and with my clients.