I provide compassionate psychotherapy for adults of all ages. I often work with women, LGBTQIA+, and neurodivergent people, but I warmly welcome clients of all identities. My clients are smart, creative people, yet many feel like outsiders in one way or another. This can create a sense of disconnection — from others, and from yourself — that makes it hard to find your center.

Your full self is welcome in our sessions. Whatever you are coping with —depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, minority stress, overwhelm — we can look at it honestly and make a plan that honors your strengths and supports your growth.

My approach is trauma-informed and strengths-based. I am joyfully LGBTQIA+ affirming, and attuned to those who are sometimes doubly marginalized, including trans, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and bisexual/pan folks. I am committed to the ongoing work of integrating inclusive feminism, anti-racism, and disability justice into my work and life.

I offer individual psychotherapy for adolescents ages 13 and up. My approach is grounded in my deep respect for teens’ agency, resilience, and creativity.

I have worked as a therapist in a high school, supporting teens around depression, anxiety, suicidality, self harm, neurodivergence, substance and alcohol use, gender identity, sexuality, racism, disordered eating, stress, trauma, and grief.

As a parent of teens myself, I care deeply about adolescents and empathize with caregivers. I also draw on my own life experience of having gone to a high-pressure high school — I know first-hand how hard it can be to thrive in those environments.

I am committed to providing affirming care for trans, non-binary, gender nonconforming, and LGBTQIA+ youth. I also offer support for parents who are processing their own emotions relating to a child’s emerging gender identity or sexuality.

I offer psychotherapy for couples and other relationship structures to support connection and communication.

My work is informed by attachment theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). We are all wired to seek love and connection, but so often, early experiences leave us with fears or insecurities that get in the way. Learning to recognize those dyamics is the first step to changing them.

Going to couples / relationship therapy can feel vulnerable, but isn’t a sign that your partnership is weak. It shows bravery and care. Whether you are caught in a cycle of conflict that seems stuck on repeat, or whether you want to do a relationship “tune up” so you can feel like a team again, therapy can be an important tool to support your commitment.

As bell hooks wrote, “When we choose to love, we move against fear — against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect — to find ourselves in the other.”

I am certified in CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia). CBT-I is a brief, structured therapy — usually about 8 sessions, though it can vary. The focus is on learning about, and changing, the sleep-related thoughts and behaviors that underlie most insomnia.

Insomnia is very common, and very distressing — lack of sleep takes a huge toll on mental and physical health. Contrary to popular belief, it’s also very treatable. Too often, people are told to just live with it, or are prescribed medications without being offered therapy. Yet studies have shown that CBT-I is more effective, and much less risky, than sleeping pills.

I offer CBT-I either as a stand-alone, short-term therapy, or as part of longer-term psychodynamic therapy. In other words, we can work just on sleep, if that’s your main concern. Alternately, if you want support with other issues as well, we can incorporate CBT-I techniques into your regular talk therapy.