• As a clinician: warm, engaged, and authentic

• My counseling style: creative, collaborative, and encouraging

• My goals for my clients: empowerment, confidence, and healing

With Couples and Relationships

• Negative Communication Patterns

• Communication Breakdowns

• Emotional Distance/Disconnection

• Dual-Career Couples

• Navigating “Unsolvable Problems”

With Sexuality (Individual and Relational)

• Differences in Levels of Desire (Libido)

• Vulvar/Vaginal Pain and Penetration Issues

• Body Shame/Body Dysmorphia and Sexuality

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (Individual and Relational)

• Depression and Anxiety

• Shame and Self-Worth

• Body Image

• Couples Connection

• Existential or Spiritual Distress

• Trauma

1. Every client has the capacity within themselves to create impactful change.

   We often don’t know where to start looking for answers when we are struggling. But what if the ability to change is already within you? I believe that you have the resources to look inward to find meaningful growth. Sometimes all it takes is a little digging.

2. When we learn how to lean into discomfort, to sit ‘in the suck’, we have the opportunity to find the tools to grow through it.

   I don’t categorize emotions as “negative” or “positive”. All emotions are what they are—some are just more uncomfortable than others. In my office, you’ll learn to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, in order to find the skills to work through it.

3. Society often fails to teach us how to talk about emotions.

   Learning to share our emotional experience and hear others is fundamental to a healthy self and a healthy relationship.Have you ever been talking to your partner and felt at a loss for words, unable to describe how you’re really feeling? We’re all familiar with the basic emotions: happy, sad, angry, scared. But what if those don’t accurately elicit what is going on below the surface? I’m here to help expand the vocabulary around emotional experiences, so that you can have meaningful conversations where your emotions feel understood.

You may be asking yourself, “how does one get into sex therapy or couples counseling? What an oddly specific field.” Well, let me try to sum up my story for you in 10 sentences or less.

Throughout my time as an undergraduate, studying psychology and English, I was oddly fascinated with learning all I could about sexuality and the role it plays in our lives and relationships. Anytime I had a research project or paper, you can bet that it was going to be related to this topic. My cumulative work throughout those 4.5 years put me on a trajectory that I couldn’t foresee until I learned about the field of sex/relational therapy 2 years after I graduated.

Before learning about this field, my initial plan after college was to teach. Little did I know until starting my master’s, though, that there is actually a bit of teaching involved in the therapy process. Being in the therapy room is a collective of teaching, learning from clients and clinicians, correcting myths, challenging thoughts, collaborating on unique treatment plans, and so much more. I have found the most fruitful combination of everything that I love—relationships/sexuality, teaching/learning, and having the privilege of working with incredible clients.

So, there you have it—my very condensed story—I can’t wait to meet you and hear yours.