My lens is shaped by an unusual, interdisciplinary background: with advanced degrees in Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and experience as a professional artist, I endeavor to bring both a scientist’s precision and an artist’s intuition into the room. I may know a great deal about therapy and very little, at the outset, about you; I try to let that imbalance stay honest rather than resolve too quickly.
Through relational and experiential work, we develop a more resilient relationship with your past, present, and future. Psychodynamic and existential therapy are at the center of my approach, often complemented by neurobiology, parts work, and art therapy. I value what observation and science can illuminate about the mind and brain without assuming it exhausts the human experience. My process is equally attentive to culture and to the symbolic, unconscious, and difficult-to-articulate dimensions of being a person.
I’ve worked with individuals in hospital rehabilitation and crisis settings who are navigating life-altering experiences. I have particular experience with traumatic brain injury, identity disruptions, complex trauma, spiritual transitions, self-harm, addiction, and grief. Additionally, I am trained in AEDP and attachment-focused EMDR.
I don’t view growth or healing as arriving at a fixed state. Life continues to bring complexity. The therapeutic process is about becoming more connected to yourself within the layers—more able to respond rather than react, to feel without being overwhelmed, and to ultimately move through life with greater meaning, joy, and authenticity.
I am currently practicing under the supervision of Terilynn Culverhouse, LPC, CPCS.