After 20 years in the U.S. Army and a decade working in inpatient psychiatry, I understand
what it means to carry weight that the people around you can't quite see. I work withveterans, first responders, and anyone navigating a major life transition, stress, trauma,
or the everyday pressure of holding it together. I am here to help you find your footing.
Reach out whenever you are ready.
My approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy, and Trauma-Focused CBT with Narrative Therapy and a strength-based lens. In
practice, that means our sessions are conversations, not checkboxes. We might work on
reframing the stories you tell yourself, building practical tools for managing stress and
anxiety, or using mindfulness to help you stay grounded under pressure. I draw on
Motivational Interviewing when we are working through ambivalence, and on family
systems approaches when relationships are part of the picture. Whatever brings you in,
we start from what you already carry, not what you lack.
Our first session is a real conversation. I will ask what brought you here and what you are
hoping for, and you share whatever feels right. There is no script, no pressure, and no
judgment. By the end of that first session, you will have a clearer sense of what we will
work on together and, most importantly, what it actually feels like to talk to someone who
has been in many of the same rooms you have. Many clients leave feeling a kind of relief
they were not expecting.
