Ever since I can remember, my life has been shaped by change. I watched my parents separate and my younger brother navigate a new autism diagnosis, all by the age of 5. I got good at keeping things moving: staying busy, pushing myself, keeping people at a safe distance. I didn’t realize then how much I was bottling up.
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When I lost my dad to cancer at 18, everything I’d been carrying caught up with me. Perfectionism, emotional distance, control. None of it was working anymore. I was stuck, disconnected, and deeply uncomfortable in my own body. I was fighting my feelings so hard that I was making everything worse.
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At 21, I traveled solo to Nepal and trekked through the Annapurna mountain range for five days with only a guide. On day three, deep in the rain and uphill the entire day, my legs gave out at the crest of a ridge. Something shifted. I realized I could keep fighting the discomfort, or I could let go. I chose to trust. Not that everything would be easy, but that I was exactly where I was supposed to be. That night, a pair of flip flops sat waiting at my door. I’ve thought about that moment ever since.
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That experience, plus the work I’ve done in my own therapy, is why I believe so deeply in this process. Being truly seen and accepted for who you are is one of the most transformative things a person can experience. I became a therapist because I wanted to offer others that same safe space.
I’m here to help you understand yourself more deeply, build insight into how your past has shaped you, and find a way forward that feels grounded, safe, and genuinely yours.

• Master of Social Work (MSW)
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) Massachusetts, License #121854
• Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

My approach is centered on mindfulness and radical acceptance: two ideas that sound simple but take real practice. Mindfulness is about learning to observe your thoughts and feelings without immediately reacting to them. Radical acceptance is about finding a way to stop fighting reality so you can actually change it. These aren’t spiritual concepts I’m asking you to believe in; they’re evidence-based tools backed by decades of research, and they work.
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In practice, that means our sessions are a blend of processing and skill-building. I do a lot of listening and reflecting, helping you make meaning of what you’re experiencing. I also draw from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to give you practical tools you can actually use between sessions. Some sessions will go deep; others will be more solution-focused. It depends entirely on what you need.