A practical, affirming
approach to therapy for
chronic illness, anxiety, and identity.
Therapy with me is active, collaborative, and grounded in both science and lived experience. I bring clinical expertise, curiosity, and honesty to the room, but I also know that people do not exist outside of context. Health, identity, systems, relationships, and stress all shape the way we move through the world.
My approach is warm, direct, and thoughtful. I want you to feel understood here, but I also want therapy to help you move. That means making sense of patterns, building skills, finding language for what is happening, and creating space for a life that feels more aligned, meaningful, and sustainable.
Therapy with me is active, collaborative, and grounded in both science and lived experience. I bring clinical expertise, curiosity, and honesty to the room, but I also know that people do not exist outside of context. Health, identity, systems, relationships, and stress all shape the way we move through the world.
My approach is warm, direct, and thoughtful. I want you to feel understood here, but I also want therapy to help you move. That means making sense of patterns, building skills, finding language for what is happening, and creating space for a life that feels more aligned, meaningful, and sustainable.
A practical, affirming approach
to therapy for chronic
illness, anxiety, and identity
I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all therapy
I don’t see therapy as a place where you come in, talk in circles, and leave with little to hold onto. I see it as a working relationship built on trust, clarity, and collaboration.
Together, we look at what is happening internally and externally: your thoughts, emotions, nervous system, relationships, health, history, and environment. We make sense of the bigger picture, not just isolated symptoms.
Honest, affirming, and collaborative
I am not a blank slate therapist. I bring presence, insight, and feedback into the room. I will listen closely, ask thoughtful questions, and help you notice patterns, but I will also be honest when honesty is what is needed.
That honesty is always in service of care, not judgment.
I also believe therapy works best when it is collaborative. You are the expert on your own life. My role is not to tell you who to be, but to help you better understand yourself, build skills, and make choices that feel more possible and more your own.
Evidence-based, but human
My work is grounded in research and informed by health psychology, which means I care deeply about what is effective. At the same time, therapy is not a formula. Good therapy should feel intelligent and practical, but never cold or rigid.
I believe complex ideas can be made understandable and useful. Part of my role is helping translate psychological and mind-body concepts into something you can actually use in your real life.
Context matters here
For many people, distress does not exist in a vacuum. Chronic illness, health anxiety, identity, family dynamics, oppression, burnout, and the pressure to function in systems that were not built with you in mind all matter.
You do not have to minimize those realities here.
My practice is affirming of LGBTQ+ clients and grounded in values of equity, anti-oppression, and respect for lived experience. I believe therapy should make room for the full complexity of being a person in the world.
This approach may be a good fit if…
You want therapy that is warm, but not vague
You value insight, clarity, and practical tools
You are living with chronic illness, anxiety, or identity-related stress
You want to feel understood without being talked down to
You are looking for a therapist who can hold nuance, complexity, and context
You want a collaborative relationship, not a passive one
Therapy does not have to be performative, overly polished, or disconnected from real life. It can be a place to think clearly, feel honestly, and build something steadier.
If that sounds like the kind of work you’re looking for, the next step is simple.