I received my BA in English, Creative Writing from Bates College in Maine, and my Masters in Clinical Social Work from Smith College in Massachusetts. I have practiced for over 20 years in emergency services, community mental health and college settings in MA, VT and RI.
I have an interest in complex trauma and how that has shaped a person's sense of self. My goal is to work with clients to improve quality of life, reduce shame and guilt and provide a senes of overall self compassion and self worth. I believe strongly that my clients are not their diagnosis, but human beings filled with personal experiences that have created behaviors and perspectives unique to their biology, psychology and social existence.
The first session you and I will learn about reasons you are coming, and clarify goals you have. I will answer any questions about modalities I use (CBT, DBT, psychodynamic, interpersonal, relational, narrative), and together we will determine next steps.
I have an informal, relational approach, with the goal to better understand your experience through patterns that have proven useful or less useful throughout your development.
