I am a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner providing psychotherapy and, with some clients, psychiatric medication management. I am Level 1 IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy trained as well as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) trained. Integrating these with past training in psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches, I work to create a safe and therapeutic environment that seeks to empower clients from a place of compassion and curiosity to foster awareness and transform and reclaim parts of themselves, thereby allowing them to live more healthy, meaningful lives.
In my initial work as a cardiac nurse, I witnessed the intersection of how both physical and emotional health are significant to overall wellness. Following my graduate education, I completed a fellowship training at Yale Child Study Center where I developed an appreciation for researched and evidenced-based approaches to mental healthcare. Prior to working in private practice, I worked in home-based mental health services providing therapy and psychopharmacological services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. The understanding gained from those experiences continues today as I provide a strength-based, trauma informed and person-centered approach to offer supportive, holistic, and collaborative mental health care to individuals.
Specialties
Ages 18+
Anxiety Disorders
Trauma
Grief and Loss (including Suicide Loss Grief)
Life Transitions
Depressive Disorders
Psychiatric Medication Management
(I only provide medication management to some active clients in my care or the care of other clinicians affiliated with this practice, or who have worked with me in past therapeutic work)
