About Us

My Approach

I’m a trauma-informed therapist who uses a person-centered approach that’s calm, compassionate, direct, reflective, and humorous (when appropriate). My perspective is influenced by relational frame theory and eastern philosophies like Buddhism and Western philosophers like Nietzsche. Nevertheless, I try to hold my views lightly so that I can be curious and open to what is going on for you.

Clinically, I view my practice through my Wheel of Wellbeing. These six areas impact our psychology:

  1. Sleep is critical to your capacity to manage emotions, think clearly, and restrain and/or retrain impulses.

  2. Self-esteem is critical to how you see yourself, which influences how you see and experience the world.

  3. Emotions are the tone-color of your thoughts.

  4. Connection is vital as we are a social species, so the quality of your relationships and how you connect impacts your wellbeing.

  5. Narrative is how you integrate your identity and make sense of the world.

  6. Life transitions are the things that are happening to us; your ability to adapt and respond to life’s changes is crucial to wellbeing.

There isn’t an order to these six points, so individual sessions don’t have a specific format. This is a holistic framework that I use when thinking about your wellbeing. We’ll be doing that together, as it’s your life and I believe those answers are within you.

My Background

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Before becoming a therapist, I was a professional writer. I graduated with a BA in English from the University of Colorado, Boulder in an era that places me in Gen-X. Most of my writing jobs prepared me for pursuing my Master of Social Work (MSW). I was a staff writer for New Orleans mayor, Ray Nagin, which helped me understand the difference between policy and politics and the impacts of environment on human health. As a journalist I covered the environment, health, culture and men’s issues for the Spectator Weekly, Los Angeles Times, and Insidehook, where I also served as the founding editor of the Los Angeles edition. I currently contribute to PsychologyToday.

I attended the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work and did my field work at Ascend Healthcare, a residential program for at-risk adolescents. While there, I learned Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Nature Therapy. MSW in hand, I moved to Asheville, NC, and began as team therapist at CooperRiis, a residential treatment center in Asheville, where I further developed skills in Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi).

While at CooperRiis, I became fascinated by sleep and its impact on mental health. I dove further by taking advanced courses in CBTi, getting one-on-one assistance from Donn Posner, PhD (a field leader), and weekly trainings through the University of Arizona’s Medical School and the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

I learned Transcendental Meditation in 2010, and I shifted to mindfulness meditation and Buddhist disciplines in 2020. I have received mindfulness training from the University of California Los Angeles’ Mindfulness Research Center as well as ongoing edification via Sam Harris’ Waking Up app (seriously great resource).

From 2023-2025, I worked as a therapist at Matone Counseling and Testing, where I honed my skills in CBTi, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Relational Frame Theory, and mindfulness. Now, I’m a solo practitioner. My designation is as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCW), based in North Carolina, license number: C018953. If you’re interested in scheduling a free 20-min consultation, please visit here.

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