MISSION- Helping individuals break-free from self-limiting beliefs and unlock their true potential by fostering confidence and self-awareness for lasting personal growth and fulfillment.
You've been carrying more than most people around you even realize. Maybe anxiety follows you into every room — the overthinking, the tension, the sense that something could go wrong at any moment. Maybe depression has made ordinary days feel impossibly heavy. Or maybe you've been through something that changed you, and you haven't felt like yourself since. You've probably spent a long time trying to figure it out alone. As a therapist with 16 years of behavioral health experience, I work with adults and couples who are done surviving and ready to actually feel better — not just function.
My approach is warm, direct, and deeply practical. I don't believe in spending years in therapy without seeing real change. I combine evidence-based methods with genuine human connection — because the research matters, but so does feeling like the person across from you actually gets it. Depending on what you're working through, we might use EMDR to process trauma that keeps resurfacing, DBT skills to manage overwhelming emotions, Gottman techniques to rebuild trust and communication in your relationship, or ACT strategies to reconnect you with what actually matters to you. I meet you where you are and adjust as you grow. Sessions are goal-oriented, but never rigid — your life doesn't fit a template, and your therapy shouldn't either.
IN YOUR FIRST SESSION, expect to be heard without being rushed and without having to earn your place in the room. Our first session is a real conversation — not a 50-question intake form read aloud. We'll talk about what brought you in, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping for. I'll share what I'm noticing and we'll start sketching out a direction together. You don't have to have the "right" answers. You don't have to be in crisis. You just have to show up. By the end of that first hour, you'll have a clearer sense of what we're working toward and why — and you'll know whether this is the right fit. Most clients leave that session feeling relieved that they finally started.
I offer telehealth sessions throughout Virginia and currently accept Aetna, Cigna, Anthem BCBS, CareFirst BCBS, Curative, and Carelon Behavioral Health. New clients are welcome. If you're ready to stop white-knuckling it through life and start building something that actually feels steady, I'd love to work with you.
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"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." Ralph Waldo Emerson