ABOUT
Education and Expertise
I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UMass Amherst in 2009 and my Master’s degree in Psychology from Westfield State University in 2015, where I was honored with the Bazemore, Edwards, & Warner Award for advancing LGBT issues. I have been practicing almost exclusively in the intensive therapy format since 2016.
My practice is grounded in advanced, evidence-based trauma modalities that offer profound shifts in perspective and internal freedom:
EMDR Certified
Advanced ART Trained
Additional trauma-healing methods, including Progressive Counting and Flash
IPI-Trained Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Provider
These specialized techniques allow clients to shed the shackles of internal vigilance and navigate day-to-day life with greater fluidity and grace.
Integrating Your Passions: The Power of Geek Therapy
Healing doesn't have to be limited to traditional conversation. Being both Geek Therapist Certified and a Therapeutic Game Master, I specialize in incorporating your personal passions into the healing process, making therapy more relevant, engaging, and powerful for you.
How does this work? We might explore the strategies you use in your favorite video game to develop real-life coping mechanisms, analyze the character archetypes from your preferred fantasy series to understand your own identity, or use the world-building principles from tabletop gaming to envision and create a more fulfilling personal future. By linking therapeutic concepts to things you already love, we create powerful and lasting connections for change.
The Collaborative Healing Process
My approach emphasizes the importance of a collaborative therapeutic relationship. We work together to harness these powerful modalities, integrating them with years of compassionate practice.
Understand Impact: We explore how past experiences have shaped your current patterns of thinking and behavior.
Integrate Insights: We process and make sense of your profound experiences, translating them into actionable strategies for daily life.
Build Resilience: We develop powerful coping mechanisms and foster self-compassion to manage future challenges.
Rewrite the Narrative: I empower you to reclaim your story and create a more fulfilling and empowered life.
Facilitate KAP: I provide a safe and supportive environment for ketamine administration and deep integration. (Note: KAP currently provided via intensive therapy retreat format only)
The Result: Liberation and Renewal
Many clients experience a powerful sense of liberation—an unshackling from the weight of the past. They describe feeling "lighter" and "free," no longer burdened by a lingering heaviness.
My aim is for self-love, self-growth, and self-worth to emerge more easily, strongly, and naturally. I help individuals break free from the limitations of past trauma, cultivate lasting resilience, and rediscover their innate capacity for joy and connection.
If you are seeking a path to greater adaptability and a renewed sense of self, I invite you to connect with me!
My Journey and Approach
My philosophy centers on compassionate, innovative, and deeply collaborative healing. I am dedicated to helping clients not just cope with the past, but truly transcend it.
Why I Do This Work
My passion for trauma and transformation is deeply personal, rooted in a desire to offer support where I saw a critical need. As a kid, I was drawn to helping others, and that foundational impulse guided me toward the field of therapy.
Growing up as a "baby queer" in a conservative environment, I was fortunate to have family support. However, I witnessed friends go through immense trauma—from bullying and gender dysphoria to the sheer difficulty of having to travel hours just to find a professional who understood their need for gender-affirming care.
This disparity drove me to specialize in this field. My commitment is to support future queer and trans individuals so they don't have to search so hard for quality, affirmative care. I am here to help process traumas related to sexuality, gender identity, and every other layer of the human experience, guiding you toward the radical freedom that emerges when we finally unhook from the weight of the past.
