My Journey To Becoming A Therapist

I’m no different from the clients I see. Like everyone else, I’m human. I’ve been been through both wonderful and difficult experiences that have shaped who I am and how I can help.

When I experienced my own significant loss almost fifteen years ago, I had a difficult time finding a therapist that could hold the kind of space I needed to work toward healing. I went back to school to learn as much as I could about brief and what it means to become a grief therapist. My intention is to provide a unique space for my clients to process their loss, learn new coping strategies, grow through their trauma and move into a healthier version of themselves. Grief never goes away, it just gets different and we get to learn how to carry our grief through our different seasons moving forward.

My life experiences are what lead me to become the grief therapist I am today.

While starting my doctoral program, I began volunteering with hospice to understand different aspects of loss and became a vigil volunteer to learn how to sit with people in those hard, vulnerable spaces. My first practicum in 2012 was with the bereavement department at a local hospice. I felt so honored to hold space for my grief clients. I later became a licensed mental health counselor in 2016 and a licensed psychologist in 2021.

I am a grief therapist. This is at the heart of my clinical work and who I am as a person. Having a safe space to process both death and non-death losses is essential to the human experience. I am passionate about helping create meaning and understanding around difficult circumstances and adjusting to a new normal. I integrate art, writing and mindfulness and other tools while working with you to find what you connect with most. I believe therapy is not a “one size fits all” approach. And because you are your own unique person and your relationship with your person who died was unique, I aim to tailor therapy to fit who you were and who you are growing into in this different season of life.

I work most frequently with adults and adolescents. In addition to grief, if you are seeking support around challenges with fertility, postpartum, pregnancy and adjustments to parenthood, I’d be honored to walk with you through this season and the myriad of feelings that come with it. If you are in seasons of transition or burnout and working to better understand who you want to be, therapy is a safe place to get tools to help you own your voice and how you want to show up in the world. It’s okay to ask for help and prioritize yourself.