​​I am deeply interested in the inexplicable mysteries of life. I am often struck with wonder, and at times overwhelmed with the incomprehensible nature of our very existence. While this can be a source of confusion, it can also be an opportunity to encounter beauty, connection, and serendipity. Somehow meaninglessness and meaningfulness co-exist as two sides of the same coin. I find this especially relevant in the work I do with grief, loss, and the patterns people struggle most to make sense of, including compulsive behaviors and harm reduction work.

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In addition to clinical work, I have spent many years consulting with schools on mental health programming and crisis response — public and private schools, boarding schools, Department of Defense schools on overseas military bases, and international schools across Asia. This work has focused on suicide prevention, crisis response planning, staff training, and student mental health initiatives.

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I also provide clinical supervision for counselors working in mental health and substance use treatment. My approach is collaborative and reflective, with a focus on helping clinicians build confidence in their clinical judgment while continuing to develop their skills.

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And finally, I'm not just a therapy nerd. I love the outdoors, hiking, foraging, gardening, cooking food, making potions, fermenting, building things, discovering new music, dancing, reading books, watching movies, doing yoga, meditating, travelling, and wandering. I am immensely curious about life and one of the principles I live by is that I will try anything new at least three times before I make a decision about whether I like it or not.

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Politics, Climate, and Finding Your Footing

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There's a lot happening right now that is genuinely hard to hold. Political instability, climate fear, threats to civil rights, immigration anxiety, economic uncertainty. These aren't abstract concerns for a lot of people — they're daily sources of stress, grief, and fear that don't have easy resolutions.

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I don't take a neutral stance on these issues. If you're afraid of what's happening to the climate, or feel targeted because of your gender, sexuality, immigration status, race, or identity — I'm not going to ask you to set that aside or reframe it as a cognitive distortion. Some of what's happening is genuinely frightening, and pretending otherwise isn't therapy. It's avoidance.

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What I can help with is the part you do have some agency over — how you're responding internally, how you're taking care of yourself, how you're finding meaning and purpose in the face of things that feel overwhelming or unjust. Sometimes that means processing fear and grief. Sometimes it means figuring out what kind of action feels right for you. Sometimes it means both.

The political is personal.

 

I don't think you should have to leave what's happening in the world at the door when you come to therapy.​

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You can also learn more about how I approach this work or see a full list of services.