If you had asked 16-year-old me if I would ever be a therapist, I would have laughed in your face. When I later did decide to become a therapist, I set out to be the kind of person teenage me would have talked to. I work to create an intentionally anti-racist, gender-and-sexuality affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, body-positive space. I work in a very client centered, strengths-based, solution-focused manner, with the goal of helping clients heal as quickly as they are able. Because you've got more exciting things to do with your life than be in therapy.
I help you to understand the “why” of emotions and behavior, both your own and others’. Sessions often involve discussing the greater society in which we live and the impact it has on emotional and physical health. Initially trained as an art therapist, I pull from a variety of therapeutic strategies, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), feminist therapy, parts work, and strengths-based therapy.
My practice focuses on adolescents, young adults, and the LGBTQIA community. I do not work with children under age 10. I frequently assist with gender transition and am competent in writing letters of support for gender affirming care. I believe that my clients are the experts on their own experience, and my role is to help them explore and accept themselves as they are, while addressing and resolving patterns and emotional responses that are causing them distress.
I have 20 years of experience working clinically with teens and young adults. Prior to joining a group practice in 2014, I worked as a school-based therapist in high schools in Boston and Schenectady, and have also worked as a clinician within the juvenile justice system in Massachusetts. I started my solo practice in Ballston Spa in 2020. I'm a member of the queer community, and am late-diagnosed ADHD.
Education and Credentials
- Lesley University, MA Expressive Therapies and Mental Health Counseling, Concentration in Art Therapy 2007
- NY LMHC #004920
- Member of New York Mental Health Counseling Association
Therapeutic Approaches
- Feminist Therapy
- Parts Work
- Strength-based
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Creative arts therapy
- Solution-focused
- Family therapy
- Attachment Resiliency Competency (ARC)
Areas of Focus
- Depression
- Anxiety
- ADHD
- Perfectionism
- Self-esteem
- Body-image
- Bullying
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Complex and familial trauma
- Sexuality
- Gender identity and transition support
- Parent-child conflict
- Adjustment to new school or new situations
