I believe healing happens in the context of safe, meaningful relationships. When we feel genuinely seen, understood, and supported, we can begin to approach painful experiences differently, understand ourselves more deeply, and discover new ways of connecting with the people who matter most.

I work with children, adolescents, adults, and families experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, traumatic stress, and PTSD. Because every person brings a different story into therapy, I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. I draw from attachment-focused, experiential, and trauma-informed therapies to understand not only what you are struggling with, but also the experiences and relationships that may have shaped how you learned to cope, connect, and protect yourself.

One of my greatest clinical passions is working with infants and young children, ages birth to five, and their caregivers. Very young children can be deeply affected by frightening, painful, or disruptive experiences even when they do not yet have the language to tell us what they are feeling. Their distress may instead appear through behavior, sleep, separation difficulties, intense emotions, developmental changes, or changes in their relationship with a caregiver.

I am trained in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), an evidence-based, trauma-focused treatment designed specifically for young children and their caregivers. In CPP, the caregiver becomes an essential part of the healing process. Through play, relationship, and developmentally appropriate experiences, we help children and caregivers make sense of what has happened, restore a sense of safety, strengthen attachment, and rebuild trust and connection. I consider it a privilege to help families intervene during these earliest years, when relationships can have such a profound influence on a child’s developing sense of safety and self.

With adolescents and adults, I integrate Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) into my work. AEDP allows us to explore and experience difficult emotions within the safety of the therapeutic relationship rather than simply talking about them from a distance. EMDR can help clients process traumatic or distressing experiences that continue to affect how they feel, respond, or relate in the present. Together, these approaches allow me to tailor therapy to the individual rather than asking the individual to fit a particular treatment model.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Partner, and Clinical Director of Discovery Counseling’s Sharpsburg location. I am also an approved clinical supervisor for LMSWs pursuing LCSW licensure in Georgia and am passionate about supporting developing social workers as they strengthen their clinical skills, judgment, and professional identity. As both a therapist and clinical leader, I care deeply about creating an environment where clients receive thoughtful, compassionate, and clinically excellent care—and where therapists continue to learn, grow, and deepen their ability to help the people who entrust us with their stories.

I believe therapy should offer more than relief from symptoms. It should provide an opportunity to understand yourself and your experiences more fully, heal what continues to hurt, strengthen the relationships that matter to you, and develop a greater sense of confidence in your ability to navigate what comes next. Whether I am sitting on the floor with a young child and parent, helping an adolescent make sense of overwhelming emotions, or walking alongside an adult processing trauma or loss, my goal is the same: to create a relationship where healing, growth, and meaningful change can happen.