I’m a therapist, yoga teacher, mom, and generally just a person who really likes people.

I graduated from Northern Kentucky University in 2018 with my Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with a focus on mindfulness. Since then, I've gotten to work with a pretty wide range of people—adults, teenagers, families, people experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, major life changes, and people who are just really freaking tired.

I've also done this work in a lot of different places. I've worked in traditional therapy settings, schools, community programs, transitional living programs, gyms, and the local jail. I think working outside of the traditional therapy office has probably shaped me just as much as any training I've completed.

Professionally, I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor (LPCC-S), EMDR Certified Therapist, Certified DBT Provider, and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200). I have a lot of clinical training and experience, but I'm definitely not a therapist who believes there is one therapy model that's going to work for every person.

People are different. Therapy should be too.

Over the years, I've become really interested in what happens when we bring the body into therapy.

We can understand something logically and still feel anxious. We can know we're safe and still feel on edge. We can know we need to slow down and still have absolutely no idea how to do it.

That's where things like yoga, movement, breathwork, mindfulness, being outside, and simply paying attention to what's happening in your body can be really helpful.

And just to be clear—you absolutely do not have to be a “yoga person” to work with me.

You don't have to be flexible. You don't have to meditate. I'm not going to make you do yoga during therapy. And if sitting on a yoga mat talking sounds terrible to you, we won't do that either.

My sessions are really based on you and what actually helps you.

Sometimes that's sitting down and talking for an hour. Sometimes it's EMDR. Sometimes we might walk and talk, move, breathe, stretch, get outside, or practice something that helps you get out of your head and reconnect with your body.

Sometimes we laugh. Sometimes we talk about really hard things. Usually there's a little bit of both.

Human first. Therapist second.

That's been my motto for a long time, and it's probably still the simplest way to explain how I work.

I take my job seriously. I don't take myself quite as seriously.

I want therapy to be a place where you don't have to clean yourself up before you walk through the door. You can be overwhelmed. You can swear. You can cry. You can have no clue what you want to talk about. You can show up in sweatpants. You can tell me something I suggested didn't work.

That's all allowed.

I'm not here to turn you into a different person. I'm here to help you understand yourself a little better, feel a little more connected to yourself, and figure out what actually works for your life.

Come as you are. We'll go from there.