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Life between the ages of 13 – 24 can be so tricky to navigate. It’s during this stretch that many people move through high school, college, and the immediate post-college years, trying to establish an identity and find their place in the world. That’s where therapy comes in. Most adolescents and young adults find therapy during these key developmental years invaluable and I consider it a deep privilege to facilitate your growth and development during this pivotal period. It is immensely helpful to sort through the many changes that are happening in your life right now with an adult who is caring, compassionate, and who “gets it,” but is not part of the day-to-day operations of your life at work, at school, with your friends, or on social media. I enjoy working with adolescents and young adults on issues related to navigating interpersonal relationship dynamics (including with friends, family, romantic partners, etc.); preparing for and processing big life transitions; identity exploration; managing school, work, and personal life demands; and answering the big questions like, “Who am I?”

A note about family therapyI also enjoy working with family units that are comprised of adolescent or adult children and their caregiver(s) or other significant family members. This work consists of unpacking old wounds, preparing for significant transitions, discovering new ways to relate to one another, and, ultimately, crafting a new and improved relationship dynamic. As with any therapy, in order for this to be successful, all members involved need to be on board with engaging in the hard work required to effect meaningful and long-lasting change. I promise it’s a worthwhile journey.

I greatly cherish my one-on-one work with adult individuals. In this form of therapy, the focus is solely on YOU with the primary task being to help you identify and work through a wide array of issues ranging from childhood trauma to day-to-day challenges. It is my goal to ensure that the therapy room is a safe place to talk about any and all things that present as concerns in your life. I have extensive experience working with individuals on issues related to anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma, grief and loss, challenges with close relationships, separation and divorce, and general coping with the stresses of living in modern society.

I strongly believe that the couple is the nucleus and often the central point of change in any familial unit. I am to help couples evaluate, strengthen, rebuild, repair, and enhance their relationships. Whether you are dating, engaged, married, or unsure if you would like to remain in your current relationship, my aim is to serve as a warm, empathic, and caring presence who can guide you and your partner through your challenges and come to a conclusion that feels right for both of you. My work with couples covers a wide range of topics, including communication, conflict resolution, infidelity, cultural differences, sex and intimacy, trauma, and (co)parenting. No matter the challenge, I aim to foster a space in which both partners feel seen, heard, and valued as they navigate their relationship challenges.

For couples interested in premarital counseling, I am also a certified Prepare/Enrich facilitator and have helped many couples prepare for a lifetime of partnership.

I am deeply passionate about the intersection of reproductive health and mental health and have considered it a tremendous privilege to support countless women, alone and with their partners, in their journeys toward parenthood. While the official definition of the “perinatal period” is considered the time from conception through one year postpartum, I consider the pre-conception period a vital piece of the equation. Thus, I have extensive experience working with women who struggling with infertility and loss as well as those experiencing mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and postpartum.

I am proud to be one of very few clinicians who practice perinatal couples’ therapy; in other words, I also specialize in couples therapy during the perinatal period. Here, I work with the dyad to ensure that both partners are supported and bolstered along the path to parenthood. In the process, I honor and hold space for three core components: 1) the mental and emotional health needs of the current or eventual childbearing partner; 2) the mental and emotional health needs of, as well as the vital support function served by, the non-childbearing partner; 3) the specific needs of the romantic relationship that the partners have created with one another.

In addition to therapy, I also provide third-party evaluations for those who are hoping to use donor eggs or sperm to conceive. 

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