One of the most valuable things I’ve ever learned about myself is just how deeply I respect the difficulty of the human experience. It’s complicated and messy and beautiful and painful and frighteningly unpredictable. I will meet you wherever you are in your humanness. Nothing you bring with you is too much, even if others have told you it is.

I started my career-life as a middle school teacher. And the voice that was pulling me toward work in a therapeutic setting continually grew louder until I finally responded in 2013. I earned a dual Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Couples & Family Counseling at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro and immediately began working with adolescents in crisis. That launched a professional focus on trauma and trauma-based experiences. I pursue training that enhances my knowledge and understanding of the impact of trauma on our humanness. I am an LGBTQ+ ally and an EMDR trained clinician (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I conduct my practice through a sex-positive lens and continually work to develop my abilities in serving communities who are marginalized and negatively impacted by systemic injustices.