Are you struggling with self-worth, relationship problems, feelings of overwhelm, loneliness, or questions about the meaning of life and your purpose?  Are you grieving a loss and struggling to come to terms with it?  Are you aging and feeling the passage of time and the changes that come with that?    These are all issues that I have experienced firsthand, as well.   As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Grief Therapist who has been doing this work since 2003, I have the experience and education to help you navigate these difficult life challenges.  

The ideal client for me is one who is introspective and self-reflective, a person who is motivated to learn and grow.  Pain, loss, and stress are a part of life.   We all want to avoid these things, to make them go away.  What I have learned, however, is that trying to avoid our pain does not work.  It’s learning how to sit with it, to learn, and to receive the messages that it is bringing.  Sometimes it means we must make changes in our lives.  Are there things we need to be doing differently?  What are our values and are we living in alignment with them?  

My approach is to offer suggestions of things to do differently, of new ways of exploring yourself and your life, of books or articles to read, or perhaps a writing exercise.  It is not the 50 minutes you spend with me that will change your life.  It is what you do in between sessions.  Therapy can be painful and requires work.  There are usually no quick fixes. 

I also believe that “good” therapy is “conversational”.  We can explore together what you are learning and talk about questions you may have.  I can help you see aspects of yourself that you may not see.  

I see my job as part teacher, part therapist, and part fellow traveler on this journey.  I do not have all the answers as I am also human.  I am where I am because I have done my own work to learn and to grow.  

People describe me as authentic, down-to-earth, kind, compassionate, wise, calm, and empowering.  My practice is dedicated to helping clients lead calm and peaceful lives while also empowering and inspiring them.  If you are motivated to make changes and to look inward; to learn and to grow, I am the right therapist for you and would be honored to help you on your path.