You’re getting through your days. You’re doing what needs to get done. From the outside, you may even look like you’re handling everything just fine. But inside? It feels like it’s too much.

Maybe your brain won’t shut off. You replay conversations, worry about things you know you can’t control, or feel overwhelmed by decisions that shouldn’t feel this hard. Maybe you’re more irritable, exhausted, or wondering why things that used to roll off your back suddenly don’t.

Or maybe you’ve been through something difficult and thought you’d be “over it” by now… but your body and emotions seem to have other plans.

This is often where therapy with me begins. I work with teens (14+), adults, and older adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic illness, and major life transitions. Together, we’ll look beyond the symptoms and get curious about what’s happening underneath them.

What patterns keep showing up, even when you understand where they come from? What is your body trying to tell you when your shoulders tense, your thoughts start racing, or you react more strongly than you want to?

Because understanding why you feel this way matters… but sometimes insight alone isn’t enough to actually feel better.

My approach combines Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), CBT, and DBT and AEDP with a focus on the connection between your mind and body. We’ll work together to understand your patterns, build practical skills, and help you feel more steady and in control of how you respond to what life throws at you.

I bring extensive experience working with trauma, along with a background in psychotherapy research and program development. But therapy with me isn’t clinical or one-size-fits-all. I’m warm, curious, collaborative, and very human.

You don’t need to know exactly what to say or have your goals perfectly figured out. We can start exactly where you are.

I offer a free 20-minute consultation so you can tell me a little about what’s going on, ask questions, and see if working together feels like a good fit.

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You already have the inner resources to heal; my role is to help guide you, learn how to trust and use your own resources and most importantly to have someone by your side…you’ve done this all alone long enough.

Analyzing and gaining insight are important, but that can only take you so far. We are going to work together to help both your mind and body process the patterns that leave you feeling stuck, anxious, numb, or disconnected in your life or your relationships.

There are many therapy models a therapist can choose from. I work from Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) because I have found these tools to be deeply rooted in connection, safety and truly processing and healing past trauma and hurts.

Not only am I a therapist, but I have 30 years experience as a licensed massage therapist and fitness teacher. These tools allow me to value your whole self, honoring how physical tension and emotional stress are deeply connected and most importantly how to start to let go of that tension.

Just because I have heard a similar story to yours, I have not heard yours yet. Your background, lived experiences, and relationships are important to truly understanding what YOU are going through and how YOU are experiencing it. In our sessions, we will focus on building your natural strengths while gently exploring the behaviors that may no longer serve you

I offer Virtual daytime and evening appointments to make scheduling as easy and convenient as possible. Schedule your consult call to see if we are a good fit.

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You’ve been carrying a lot: school, work, family expectations, relationship stress, or maybe a major transition that’s shaken your sense of stability.

Anxiety may be building, conflicts feel harder to navigate, or you may simply feel disconnected from yourself. Whatever you’re moving through, you don’t have to do it alone.

I bring a warm, grounded, and collaborative approach to therapy. As a Licensed Social Worker with extensive experience in medical and neurological health at Atlantic Health System’s Outpatient Pediatric NeuroScience Center, I deeply understand how our physical, emotional, and relational worlds impact one another.

Together, we’ll explore what’s happening beneath the surface and build insight, skills, and confidence to help you feel more steady and connected.

Clients often notice less internal noise, more clarity, and an improved ability to manage relationships and life transitions.

I work with adults, adolescents (14+), and couples navigating anxiety, depression, chronic illness adjustment, relationship challenges, perinatal mental health, and major life changes.

I offer a free 20-minute consultation so you can get a sense of what working together feels like.

Types of therapy: CBT, DBT, ACT, Psychodynamic Therapy, Person- Centered Therapy, EFT, IRT and Somatic Experiencing.

Treatment specialities -Individuals -Couples -Adolescents 14+ .

Anxiety, depression, relationship challenges (communication, conflict resolution, intimacy difficulties, codependency) divorce/separation, coparenting, parenting challenges, perinatal, postnatal, low self esteem, Major life changes.

More than just my work: I prioritize regular exercise as a vital part of maintaining both mental and physical well-being

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Do you understand your struggles intellectually but still feel stuck in the same patterns? Your body’s been trying to tell you something, unexplained aches and pains, feeling disconnected from yourself, or even your intense emotional reactions that seem out of your control.

This isn’t weakness or failure, it’s your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do to keep you safe.

Your body and emotions inform you; what’s good for you, what’s unhealthy for you and where you need to set boundaries. I specialize in Somatic and AEDP therapy so we can work directly with your body’s wisdom, not just your thoughts.

My goal is to help you learn to listen to your intuitions, your instincts and most importantly your emotions. In therapy with me, you and I will work together side by side. You’ll start to understand what your body is trying to tell you. You’ll develop a greater capacity to feel and experience your emotions without getting overwhelmed.

Your experience in therapy will not only give you new coping strategies, but will help to create a transformation of lasting change.

Your body remembers what your mind forgets, but it also knows how to heal when given the right support. I’ll be right here with you to uncover what is making you feel stuck and move towards helping you heal and gain back control of your life and relationships.

As an LCSW, my areas of focus include:

_Adult Therapy Support for Parents Childhood Trauma Relationship Challenges Depression Anxiety Mid life Challenges/Perimenopause_

More than just my work:

One of the ways I find peace and sanity is through cooking and baking. My motto is the more butter and more sugar the better 🍪 During covid, I even taught myself how to make French Macaroons!

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I know what it’s like to perform for an audience every single day (even when that audience is just your own inner critic telling you you’re not doing enough, being enough, or holding it together well enough).

Before I became a therapist, I performed on Broadway. What that life taught me is that the most powerful thing a person can do is show up fully as themselves, even when it’s terrifying. I bring that same belief into the therapy room.

Here’s what I see with many of my clients: you understand WHY you react the way you do. You’ve read the books, you’ve done the work, and you can explain your patterns perfectly. But your body still braces. Your chest tightens the moment something feels even a little off.

That’s not a thinking problem, that’s your nervous system stuck in a story it hasn’t finished processing yet.

That’s exactly what I’m trained to help with. I specialize in EMDR, a body-based approach that helps your nervous system process the experiences that got stuck so they stop running your reactions from the background. You don’t have to relive everything in detail for it to work.

My style: Warm, grounded, and genuinely curious about what’s underneath the surface. I won’t rush you toward insight or hand you a coping skills worksheet and call it a day. I’ll slow things down with you, help you understand what’s been shaping your patterns, and use approaches like EMDR, CBT, and Somatic Therapy to help you actually move through it (not just talk about it endlessly).

I work with: Individuals, couples, families, and teens (14+)

Specializes in: Performance anxiety, parenting issues, relationship struggles, divorce/separation, perinatal and postnatal, self esteem, LGBTQ

Starting therapy can feel like a big leap. The free 20-minute consultation is a chance to ask questions, get a feel for how I work, and decide if it feels right before you commit to anything.

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