About Me

I’m a Pennsylvania (CW021665) and North Carolina (C015956) Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I started a private practice in Philadelphia PA in 2019, and have since relocated to & expanded this practice in Durham NC. In addition to maintaining a clinical caseload, I run this small group practice.

I grew up in Southern California and spent my 20’s in the Bay Area before moving out East. I received both my BA in Communicative Disorders & Sciences and also my MSW from San Francisco State University, while supporting myself in various roles within disability services. I started as a nanny to a child with global developmental disabilities during undergrad and worked my way into middle management at a nonprofit serving adults with disabilities. I was a supervising case worker & program coordinator for several years before going to grad school to become a therapist. Overall, I hold almost 20 years experience in Carework.

I am in my 8th year of experience as a psychotherapist. I got my start in 2017 at a 12-month-long clinical training program & internship at Queer LifeSpace in San Francisco. I received weekly trainings and experience working therapeutically individuals, couples, and running a trans/enby support group. From there I spent 16 months at a group practice providing therapy before transitioning into private practice full time in early 2020.

My social locators: white, LGBTQ+, middle class, parent, jewish family system, geriatric millennial

My Approach to Therapy

My approach to therapy is a consistent, authentic and collaborative vibe. I can be direct, but I’ve been told my delivery is grounded in warmth and nonjudgment. I prioritize fostering emotional safety and truly enjoy co-constructing authentic and trusting relationships that are rooted in real connection, and are explorative and generative.

My Therapy Orientation: relational, psychodynamic, EFT, EMDR, liberation based practices, harm reduction, and polyvagal theory with sprinkles of Gottman, IFS/parts work, DBT and ERP.

Areas of expertise: complex trauma, sex & relationships, gender, systemic context, developmental stages, parenting, and neurodivergence (Autism, AuDHD, ADHD, OCD, PDA profiles)

I love working with mixed-identity (in neurotype, race, health status, orientations, etc) couples and/or family systems, supporting parents, supporting other therapists, and doing longterm relational trauma work with adults.

I’ve supported individuals and relationships with: trauma work (which includes: increasing self regulation/soothing, somatic relief, boundaries, reparenting, grief practices, liberation practices, contextualizing shame and insecurities & building frameworks rooted in self compassion and self accommodation), late-diagnosed & lifelong neurodivergent journeys, chronic illness & disability life, interpersonal dynamics and cycles of conflict, nontraditional relationships, navigating complex family of origin relationships, substance use, existential questions, unpacking power dynamics, navigating social and/or institutional oppression, communicative growth, gestation/postpartum & (co)parenting,