My Approach
Building a strong network of support for your mental and emotional wellbeing, internally and externally.
Our work together will put your natural modes of curiosity and creativity to use. We’ll be like scientists in a lab, exploring and learning about all the different parts of who you are, to reach a goal that is anywhere between comfortable and revolutionary. We’ll identify your internal resources as well as those around you, finding ways to strengthen your connections to them.
My background
At Lesley University I received a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling with a specialization in expressive therapies. I’m also trained in motivational interviewing, journal therapy, mindfulness practices, and CBT.
Keep it fun and exciting
My therapeutic methods include “parts work”: all the different influences that tell you how to think about yourself and your struggles are “parts,” telling you one side of a story on a loop that can get you super bogged down.
We’ll get to know and befriend these parts using playfulness and curiosity. Through creative modalities like writing prompts, art-making, and personification, we learn how to take care of the parts of ourselves that are expressing hurt or anxiety. Answering back to the stories you keep retelling doesn’t have to be so somber or difficult. It can even be fun! We’ll work at a pace that works for you.
Together, we’ll find joy in exploration. We’ll collaborate and workshop strategies to build you your best life.
Specializations
Depression, Anxiety, and ADHD
Learn about the ways you find yourself scattered or bogged down.
I support clients who are navigating life with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression, and those who may benefit from an understanding of ADHD. If you’re experiencing frustration with losing things, time management, or executive dysfunction, let’s chat.
Body Image
Gently examine your relationship to food, body, and movement.
Many of my clients struggle with body image, sense of identity, and their relationships with food and/or their bodies. One goal of my practice is to help folks unlearn diet culture and to understand patterns of harmful self-talk. To do this, we’ll use compassion and curiosity.
Unpacking Masculinity
Redefine what it means to “be a man” by learning productive ways to express your feelings.
Gendered socialization may cause you to struggle with emotional expression, communication, or interpersonal conflict. I approach the exploration of gendered behavior, traditional or non-conforming, with playfulness and understanding.