Areas of practice
What I help with
Every concern below is treated with approaches backed by research and paced collaboratively, one small step at a time.
OCD
Intrusive, unwanted thoughts, images, or urges and the repetitive behaviors or mental rituals you rely on to quiet the distress can take over your life. With Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), you'll learn to face feared thoughts without engaging in compulsions, so obsessions lose their grip and you get your life back.
No matter what your OCD says, you'll be met with compassion and non-judgment in this space. No theme is too taboo.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
When worry runs in the background of everything (work, family, health, the future) it can feel impossible to switch off. Together we'll untangle the worry cycle, build tolerance for uncertainty, and help you spend your mental energy on living rather than bracing for what's next.
Panic Disorder
When panic attacks strike out of nowhere — a racing heart, dizziness, a wave of dread that something terrible is about to happen — it's natural to start avoiding the places and situations where they happened. Together we'll help you understand what's happening in your body during panic and gradually face the feared sensations and situations, so panic stops shrinking your world.
Agoraphobia
When leaving home, driving, crowds, or being far from help starts to feel unsafe, life gets smaller and smaller. Using gradual, supported exposure, we'll expand your world again — one manageable step at a time, at a pace that respects how hard this is.
Specific Phobias
An intense fear of flying, needles, animals, driving, vomiting, or something else specific can dictate big life decisions. Phobias respond very well to exposure-based treatment, often more quickly than you'd expect, so the thing you fear stops limiting where you can go and what you can do.
Health/Illness Anxiety
Persistent worry about illness, along with body-checking, symptom-searching, seeking reassurance, or avoiding doctors altogether can be exhausting and frightening. We'll work on stepping out of the checking and reassurance cycle so health worries take up less of your day and your peace of mind.
BFRBs
Hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (excoriation disorder), and nail biting are not bad habits or a lack of willpower; they're treatable conditions. Using Habit Reversal Training and ComB, we'll build awareness of your triggers and find responses that actually compete with the urge, while working on self-compassion to fight the shame.
PTSD
After a traumatic event, your mind and body can stay on high alert with intrusive memories, avoidance, a constant sense that something bad is about to happen. I work best with acute PTSD: reaching out soon after a traumatic event, when symptoms are new, can make a real difference in how fully you recover. I use evidence-based trauma treatments, including Written Exposure Therapy (WET), to help you process what happened and feel safe in your own life again.
Life Management
Not every reason to seek therapy comes with a diagnosis. If you're navigating a transition (a new job, parenthood, a move, a relationship change) or simply feeling worn down by the everyday work of managing life, therapy can give you space, structure, and practical tools to move through it with more steadiness.
LGBTQ+
Many of my clients are part of the LGBTQ+ community. This is an affirming space where your identity is respected and celebrated; never treated as a problem to fix. I provide gender-affirming care, including support letters when needed. I am also poly and kink friendly: relationships of all structures are welcome here, and you won't have to educate your therapist or worry about judgment about who you are, who you love, or how your relationships look. Whatever brings you in, OCD, anxiety, trauma, or the everyday work of managing life, you can show up as your whole self.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation
A brief, no-pressure call to share what you're looking for, ask questions about how I work, and see whether therapy together feels righ, before you commit to anything.
Social Anxiety Disorder
If you're replaying conversations for hours, dreading being judged, or avoiding opportunities because of how you might come across, you're not alone. Therapy helps you challenge the fear of evaluation and show up at work, with friends, and in your community with more ease.