More about me
I’m a psychotherapist in East Austin with over fifteen years of experience helping people create meaningful, lasting change in their lives. At the core of my work is a simple belief: most of us were never taught how to be in relationships. We learned how to survive, achieve, and perform — but not how to know ourselves and stay open and connected with others, especially when things get hard.
That’s the work I’m most drawn to. I help my clients unlearn the protective strategies that once served them but now get in the way of real connection. Together, we build the capacity to be in relationships that feel grounded, mutual, and alive.
I’ve trained with leaders in the field such as Terry Real, Esther Perel, and the Center for Group Studies in New York, and have received specialized training in trauma, EMDR, neurodiversity, and sexual issues. I bring both depth and authenticity into the room. I show up engaged, present, and willing to go beneath the surface to uncover what’s actually driving the patterns in your life. The challenges you’re facing now rarely exist in isolation — they’re often rooted in earlier experiences. That’s where the work becomes most powerful, and where deeper, more sustainable growth begins.
How I got here
I didn’t start out as a therapist. I have an MFA from Case Western Reserve University, and I also spent time working in marketing and advertising before finding my way to clinical work. Many of my clients work in high-pressure or creative fields, and I understand those environments firsthand — the drive to excel and the ways it can come at the expense of your emotional wellbeing.
I have also spent years doing this work in my own life. Navigating career reinventions, complex relationships, and the intensity of parenting neurodivergent kids. Moving through grief and loss, and building something more solid on the other side. My own therapy changed my life in a fundamental way. It reshaped how I show up in my relationships, as a parent, and as a partner. That experience is part of why I take this work so seriously, and why I believe meaningful change is possible.
I’ve worked across a range of clinical settings, including the University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center, St. David’s Hospital inpatient and intensive outpatient programs, an employee assistance program for a Fortune 500 company, and a low-cost community mental health clinic. I’ve sat with people in very acute and intense places — suicidal thoughts, high-conflict relationships, family crises — and bring steadiness and compassion in those moments. Whatever you’re experiencing, I can meet you there.
Credentials and training
Master of Science in Social Work — University of Texas at Austin
AANE Certified Couples Therapist — Association for Autism and Neurodiversity
MFA — Case Western Reserve University
Ongoing training with the Center for Group Studies, Relational Life Therapy, Institute for Relational Intimacy, EMDR, and somatic work.
