ABOUT ME

About Me

In my work as a therapist, I help create space for clients to connect with their authentic selves and explore parts of themselves that they've previously discarded. I meet clients with an emphasis on a safe, affirming therapeutic relationship as a place to begin healing. 

I work from a framework that explores the ways in which early experiences can shape current patterns of relating with oneself and others. 

My background includes working with LGBTQIA+ people, whether or not their identities are central to the reasons they seek therapy. I particularly enjoy working with clients as they explore new expressions of gender or sexuality. 

I'm kink- and poly-aware and affirming, and I work with individuals or partners of all identities who seek to heal, understand, and improve their relationship with sex. 

I work frequently with trauma and the different ways that it can show up in clients' day-to-day lives. My work is guided by the understanding that many clients' difficulties are impacted by systems of oppression such as racism, transphobia, homophobia, and gender discrimination. 

Identities

I identify as a queer, white, cisgender woman. 

Education and Credentials 

I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Certified (LCSW-C) and am licensed in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

I earned my Masters of Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work in 2019. I'm an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and have received post-graduate training in sex therapy through the University of Michigan Sex Therapy Certificate Program.