I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Decatur, GA. I work with adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life transitions, and stress management. I also help clients as they navigate the unique and evolving challenges of parenthood.
My therapeutic approach is to meet you where you are, honoring your unique life experiences and offering responses that address your needs. I practice listening deeply and respectfully, with curiosity and compassion. I view my role as that of a supportive and empathetic guide, supporting your innate capacity for self-awareness, growth, and well-being. My priority is that you feel safe, heard, and understood.
My work is supported by my own personal therapy, a consistent yoga and meditation practice, and engaging in ongoing and frequent professional training and consultation.
BACKGROUND & TRAINING
I’ve been in the helping professions for more than 12 years, as a psychotherapist, school mental health counselor, and teacher. Trained in humanistic, psychodynamic, and mindfulness-based, and holistic approaches to therapy, I work with adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, life-stress management, difficult life transitions, and numerous other challenges. In addition to these areas of focus, my clinical background working with children, adolescents, and families helps me guide parents through difficult moments and phases.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California. I received clinical training and supervision at the Southern California Counseling Center in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Gestalt Therapy, and Person-Centered approaches to therapy. With a focus on parental mental health, I am trained in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders through Postpartum Support International and have served as a facilitator for New Mother Support Groups through the Hygge Project. I am also a Registered Yoga Teacher and have received training in yoga as a treatment for trauma, anxiety, and depression at the Asheville Yoga Center.
Before working in private practice, I provided individual psychotherapy to adults at a community mental health clinic. I also provided mental health services to adolescents and their families in school settings, addressing trauma, grief, behavioral challenges, and parenting issues. Earlier in my career, I coordinated social services for families experiencing homelessness in Washington, DC. and taught in the DC public school system through Teach for America. I have an undergraduate degree in sociology from Furman University and a masters in counseling from George Washington University.