Location
Offers online therapy
I have currently availability for in-person and telehealth services. Book with me today!
About
I believe that every person holds unique life experiences that cumulate to create the story of who they are. These stories provide context to how people express themselves and view the world around them. Within the therapeutic space, I seek to meet clients in a warm, non-judgmental environment, one that is guided by a holistic framework to identify what health and wellness look like for each individual. By incorporating a strengths-based approach and emphasizing acceptance, I focus on collaboratively exploring each person's story to find the balance in accepting what they cannot control and making changes in areas they can.
With a specialization in trauma, my training is inclusive of diverse treatment modalities and interventions. I have experience utilizing trauma-informed therapy with children, adolescents, and young adults in the management of depression, anxiety, grief, life transitions, low self-esteem, and interpersonal conflict.
I acknowledge that it can be challenging to take the first step toward healing, so I consider it an honor to walk alongside each person and offer support. I am committed to providing a diversity-inclusive, culturally humble therapeutic approach in order to empower clients with the necessary skills and tools to find healing and growth.
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Finances
- Session Fee: $155 per session
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- License: Illinois / 178.018276
- School: Wheaton College
Certificate in Trauma - training in advanced trauma-focused assessment and intervention, disaster and crisis, and interpersonal trauma
Location
Offers online therapy
Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Grief
- Anxiety
Issues
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
Sexuality
- LGBTQ+
Client Focus
Age
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
- Children (6 to 10)
Communities
- Body Positivity
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Queer Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Adlerian
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Existential
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Last Modified: 1 Dec 2022
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