Therapy for Minds That Won't Quit and Lives That Deserve More Room to Breath

Why I Specialize in What I Do:

I got into this work because I wanted to understand people — really understand them. Not just what they're dealing with but why it's been so hard to shift. The more I sat with people, the more I noticed that what brought them in was rarely the whole story. OCD underneath the anxiety. An eating disorder tangled up with something deeper. A relationship struggling under the weight of things nobody had named yet. I kept getting curious. So I kept getting trained. This is the work I care about most. Sitting with the whole picture. Taking the time to actually understand what someone is carrying — and helping them find a way through it that feels like theirs.

What Working With Me Actually Looks Like

I have two phrases I come back to constantly in my work.

The first is "Can I challenge you?" — because I believe the therapeutic relationship is built on honesty, and that real change requires someone who will gently push back when pushing back is what you need. Not to be difficult. Because I'm genuinely invested in your progress and I won't just tell you what you want to hear.

The second is "Small steps." Because one of the most common things I see is people getting discouraged when they measure their progress against the end goal rather than against where they started. Big change is built from small, consistent movement forward. When you're ready to give up because you're not there yet, I'll help you see how far you've already come.

I believe the relationship is the most important part of therapy. Not the modality. Not the technique. The relationship. When you feel genuinely heard and understood by your therapist — not managed, not assessed, but actually understood — that's when real work becomes possible.

Everything else flows from that.

Evidence-Based. Genuinely Personalized. Always Moving Forward.

I draw from Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, ACT and DBT for emotion regulation and psychological flexibility, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples work, and interpersonal and solution-focused approaches across all my work. I use validated assessment measures at intake and throughout treatment so we can both see what's actually shifting — not just feel like things might be getting better. But the approach is always secondary to the relationship. I choose the tools that fit you — not the other way around. I also believe healing doesn't happen in isolation. You need people in your corner who genuinely want it for you — who are cheering for you, who believe in your capacity to get better even when you don't. I try to be that for every person I work with. And when appropriate I collaborate with dietitians, physicians, and other providers so your care is coordinated and nothing falls through the cracks. Community and relationship are part of how people actually heal. I take that seriously.

Training and Credentials

Colorado: LPC.0022039

Florida:

Idaho: Behavioral Health Telehealth Counselor 2971592

South Carolina:

Telehealth Notice for Florida Residents:
I am registered to provide telehealth services to clients located in the state of Florida.
As required by Florida Statute §456.47, you may view my registration information on the Florida Department of Health Telehealth Provider Registry at the link below:

https://www.flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/

I bring extensive specialist training to every client I work with — not generalist familiarity, but deep, specific clinical education in the conditions I treat.

Eating Disorder Training

• Eating disorder treatment through the Eating Recovery Center training program

• CBT-E (Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders)

• Body image concerns and treatment

• Medical considerations in eating disorder treatment

• Binge eating specific treatment

• ARFID assessment and treatment

• Dietetics and nutritional considerations

• Dual diagnosis and eating disorders

• Physiology of eating disorders

• Family-based treatment (FBT)

• Orthorexia and rigid food rules

• Cultural considerations in eating disorder treatment

• GI disorders and eating disorders

• Weight influences and eating disorder treatment

• Risk factors and early intervention

• The science of eating disorders

OCD and Anxiety Training

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) — the gold standard treatment for OCD

• ACT applied to OCD and anxiety

• ROCD and relationship anxiety

• Intrusive thoughts and Pure-O presentations

Couples Training

• Gottman Level 1

• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)

• Couples work informed by OCD, ADHD, and eating disorder presentations

ADHD Training

• Extensive training and lived experience with ADHD in adults

• Solution-focused and ACT-based approaches to adult ADHD

• Late diagnosis, emotional dysregulation, and rejection sensitivity

I maintain active consultation relationships and ongoing professional development to ensure my practice reflects current best practices across all specialty areas.

Ready to Have Someone in Your Corner?

The consultation is free. The fit matters. Let's figure out together whether working together makes sense for where you are and what you're carrying.