Teens 13+

I have a deep affinity for adolescents and feel honored to serve as a trusted ally during this tender and complicated time of life. I work with teens on issues that are troubling and important to them, including depression and anxiety, performance pressures and self-criticism, identity questions and development, trouble with healthy relationships, family issues, and self-advocacy/self-esteem. For areas outside my scope of competency, read here.

Couples

I love working with couples in the early phases of a relationship, couples navigating the challenges of long-term love and life transitions, and those at every stage in between. I am skilled at supporting couples experiencing conflict around relational roles, unsatisfying or damaging communication, and parenting stresses and conflicts; with managing external stressors and feeling disconnected—emotionally and/or sexually; and with recovering from infidelity or other breaches of trust.

Families With Teen (13+) or Adult Children

Helping families to manage the tensions between closeness and separateness and to foster meaningful connection originally inspired me to become a counselor. Supporting families who are struggling remains a passion and priority of my work. Clients find I have an instinctive ability to connect deeply and compassionately with all members of the family and to facilitate emotionally honest communication, improved listening and understanding, and concrete behavioral changes. Issues I work with include setting and enforcing healthy boundaries; conflict and disconnection; adjusting to shifts/changes in family structure; processing grief and loss; managing school expectations; and facilitating conversations around gender identity, relationships, and sex.