My area of expertise is many types of trauma, including childhood abuse and neglect, abusive relationships, sexual abuse, experiences with high control groups and dissociative disorders. Often associated with those experiences are depression, anxiety, panic, low self-esteem, grief, and mood and personality disorders. However, over the course of my career I have had experience with most disorders and issues, with specific ones of note being substance use, systemic discrimination or racism, and managing the significant stressors of being an non-traditional college student.

I use primarily Emotion-Focused, person-centered and humanistic therapeutic approaches. I also have been trained in and using EMDR for about 10 years and did consultation towards certification for 2 years before the pandemic. Having had a previous career in the arts, I encourage creative expression and like to bring humor into the room whenever appropriate. I believe that working in generalist practices (places where clients come in with all issues) my entire career has helped me get valuable experience to see the bigger picture of what is going on for a client. I also use skills from CBT, DBT, ACT and MI if I believe they would be helpful for my clients.