Welcome! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Philadelphia, PA with over 6 years of experience in the field. I support youth and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and the impacts of trauma all through a trauma-informed, client-centered lens.
As we try our best to adapt to the world around us, we can sometimes develop unhelpful patterns that can lead us to feel stuck or can prevent us from being fully present in our lives and with those we love. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process and that you are the expert of your own experience. I will work alongside you to build insight, foster self-compassion, and help you to identify and utilize your own internal resources for healing. My goal is to help you develop strategies to cope with distressing feelings while exploring and addressing underlying contributing factors. Together, my clients and I challenge unhelpful beliefs and reprocess painful experiences in order to improve present-day functioning, break unhelpful patterns, and live a meaningful, intentional life.
Meeting a new therapist can be a daunting experience for anyone, regardless of your past experiences or attitudes about therapy. In our first session together, we will first discuss your relationship to therapy and address any fears, anxieties, hesitations, or hang-ups. We will explore your primary concerns and reasons for seeking therapy, as well as approaches that you have taken in the past that have worked (or not worked). I also understand that the challenges we face do not occur in a vacuum- it will be crucial to explore contextual factors including upbringing, familial relationships, friendships, employment and education, as well as systemic factors including socioeconomic status, gender, race, and culture.
