Mental Health Clinical Trainee
If you’re reading this, then you’ve already done the hard thing—you’ve taken that step toward healing that can often feel so overwhelming. You’re looking at bios, called your insurance (maybe?), you’re doing the thing. Choosing a therapist is a combination of a vibe check and sussing out whether they know their stuff. Hopefully what I tell you here can give you a sense of whether we’d be a good fit. My clients tell me I’m warm, and I’ll take it. I’ll add that as a mindfulness practitioner and teacher, I weave that good energy into all the work I do—if you work with me, that will be foundational to what we do.
My clients are looking for someone to help them access their inner wisdom. My approach is one of empowerment, where you are in the driver’s seat. I’m a storyteller, with a background in the arts. Together, our work is to hold your story with care as we work through the tough stuff, the plot twists, the triumphs, the transformations. Most of my clients have depression or anxiety—usually the double scoop of both. My specialization is in trauma, and I work with clients who have a PTSD, C-PTSD, Borderline, or Bipolar diagnosis.
My other client base is folks who are creatives and we work on their mental health and integrate that work into their process and practice. As you’ll see, I have two arts degrees and I’m also a professional writer with major publishers when I’m not wearing my clinical hat. I’m passionate about working with creatives and using DBT to help them build tools to support them in and out of their creative spaces.
This quote by Adrienne Rich sums up the work we can do together: “There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.” You can weep, and I will still consider you a warrior.
Services Provided at MCP
Individual and Group Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Individual Psychotherapy for Adults
Mindfulness Education
Creativity and Mental Health Skills Support
Areas of Clinical Interest
DBT; PTSD; C-PTSD; BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder); Bipolar Disorder; Depression; Anxiety; Grief and Loss; Performance Anxiety; Inner Critic and Creative Blocks; Group Therapy; Spiritual Trauma; Gender-Based Violence
Education
M.S.W., Saint Catherine University (St. Paul, MN)
M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Vermont College of Fine Arts (Montpelier, VT)
BA in Theater, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Specialized Training
Politics of Trauma, Staci Haines (2024)
Certification in Mindfulness Facilitation, UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (2022-2023)
Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Certified Practitioner, David Treleaven (2022)
Professional Affiliations
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Authors Guild