About Me

For years I worked as a paralegal, working on cases of discrimination, sexual harassment, and unfair labor practices. Eventually, I realized that my favorite part of the job was speaking with our clients and hearing their stories. I saw how powerful it was for them to be heard and how grateful they were to have someone be a witness to their experiences.

At some point, I felt burnt out and overwhelmed by life circumstances and began my own therapy. I am forever thankful to the therapist who provided me with the safety and acceptance I needed to look within myself, find my calling, and take the frightening leap of leaving my job to go back to school to become a therapist myself. I feel so privileged to be able to pay it forward and to do the same for the clients I work with.

Fun Fact: Lately I've been feeling inspired by the art of the clown. That's right, clowns aren't just for kids. We grown-ups can learn from the clown how to celebrate all parts of ourselves - the good, the bad, and the ugly, the flawed, messy, and shameful parts that we hide from others out of fear of rejection. These are what make us human.

Rather than push down these pieces of us, the clown invites us to play with them, bring them out into the light, and discover the JOY, healing power, and relief in letting our whole selves be seen. The clown is always fully embodied and does not fix or perform, simply staying in the moment, however messy it is, and that presence itself becomes healing.

For anyone living with chronic illness, grief, depression, or anything that requires you to do the exhausting work of masking just to feel like you belong, this is radical. The clown sees how much mental and emotional energy it takes to keep going and says, “Put it all down for a minute and come play! Drop the mask! Stop hiding! You belong, all of you!”

And what a relief it is to finally let go of the mask. What a great surprise it is to discover the parts of yourself that emerge when the mask is no longer in control.