I provide individual, trauma-informed psychotherapy for adolescents age 16 and older, and adults. I find that clients who feel well matched with my work are often looking for a practical, engaged dialogue—one that supports understanding, validation, exploration, and thoughtful re-examination, while also fostering trust, connection, and emotional safety. My style is down-to-earth and collaborative, shaped by my training and experience as a scientist-practitioner working from cognitive-developmental, trauma-informed, and neurologically informed perspectives.

Many of the individuals I work with are trauma survivors or people navigating anxiety, depression, substance use concerns, grief, or major life transitions. I work alongside clients through thoughtful discussion, skill-building, and reflection, remaining attentive to both emotional experience and nervous system regulation. I believe meaningful therapeutic work can be serious and compassionate, while still leaving room for humor, joy, and recognizing the quirks that make us human.

My approach emphasizes helping clients understand how their emotions, reactions, and coping strategies make sense in the context of how the nervous system adapts to stress, relationships, and early experiences. When the mind and body are understood together, symptoms often feel less confusing and less personal. This understanding can reduce shame, support self-compassion, and open the door to more flexible and effective ways of responding.

Over the course of my 30 years in clinical practice, I have worked across inpatient, residential, outpatient, school, and court-based settings throughout Massachusetts. This breadth of experience has shaped how I understand the systems people often encounter during periods of crisis—mental health care, substance use treatment, medical settings, and legal or community-based services. Having worked within these systems, I aim to help clients feel less overwhelmed by them, while keeping the focus on the individual experience at the center of the work.

I earned my BA from Cornell University, my MEd from Harvard University, and my PhD from Boston College. I am a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts and welcome clients of all gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, races, and cultural backgrounds, with a commitment to ethical, high-quality, trauma-informed care.