Where healing and creativity meet.
My practice integrates talk therapy, EMDR, and creative and experiential approaches for adolescents and adults navigating eating disorders, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship challenges.
My practice integrates talk therapy, EMDR, and creative and experiential approaches for adolescents and adults navigating eating disorders, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship challenges.
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a background in psychodynamic, mindfulness, and attachment-based approaches. My work is grounded in the belief — as Bruce Tift writes in Already Free — that we carry within us an innate wholeness and capacity for self-healing, and that at some moments in our lives we simply need additional support to access it. Together we can explore which patterns and beliefs — conscious and unconscious — are helping you grow, which are keeping you stuck, and how to move forward.
We heal largely through connection. I feel passionate about helping people build relationships with themselves, with one another, and with the deep truth of our interconnection with the world. What does it mean to come "home" to our bodies, our lives, and our truest passions?
I live in Livingston, Montana with my husband and young son, who is constantly helping me understand how to listen better, care more, and build joy.
"We're all just walking each other home."
— Ram Dass
Prior to private practice, I worked in eating disorder treatment and group therapy settings, gaining extensive training in how people access both internal and external resources for healing and growth. My work draws on talk therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and somatic and creative approaches — informed by my training as a writer and registered yoga instructor. I bring deep respect and compassion to every session, and I'm committed to meeting you exactly where you are.
I am committed to working from an intersectional lens, recognizing that each person's experience is shaped by the unique intersection of their identities — including race, culture, gender, sexuality, class, ability, and more. I strive to create a space that is affirming and inclusive, and I am always learning how to show up more fully for the people I work with.
I work with adolescents and adults. These are the areas I see most often — if what you want to work on isn't listed, reach out and we can talk about whether it's a good fit. If not, I am happy to provide referrals to other providers.
Practical tools for racing thoughts, chronic worry, low mood, and the physical toll of stress — without being told to just "relax."
Compassionate, HAES (Health At Every Size), evidence-based support for disordered eating, body image struggles, and rebuilding a healthier relationship with food and self.
Career changes, relocation, becoming a parent, divorce — support for the in-between moments that don't fit neatly anywhere.
Understanding your own patterns in conflict, communication, and connection — the parts of relationships you actually have influence over.
Gentle, paced processing for past experiences that still show up in present-day reactions, using EMDR and other evidence-based approaches.
Experiential and expressive approaches that draw on writing, movement, and creative process as tools for awareness and growth.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step — for teens and adults alike. Here's how the first few weeks usually go.
A 15-minute call to talk about what's bringing you to therapy and answer any questions about how I work.
A longer first appointment focused on your history, current concerns, and what you're hoping will be different.
Together we'll set goals and talk through which approaches make sense for your situation and pace.
Weekly or biweekly 55-minute sessions, with check-ins along the way on what's working and what needs adjusting.
Reading that has informed my practice and that I often recommend to clients. In no way an exhaustive list!
Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation. I respond to all inquiries within two business days.
Tending to the creative spirit so your work can fully emerge.
"A person's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened."
— Albert Camus
Julia Cameron wrote "Serious art is born from serious play," and I help people remember how to find joy and bring more play into their creative lives. I offer coaching for writers, artists, and anyone who knows they want to make something — but keep running into something that stops them.
I can help you meld behavior change and habit-building with a deeper understanding of what's really underneath the resistance — and how to move through it in a way that lasts and brings more fun and beauty into your creative projects and practices.
I believe everyone has a creative voice worth finding. Sometimes it's been quiet for a long time — buried under perfectionism, fear of judgment, the busyness of life, or old stories about who gets to call themselves an artist. Part of our work together is clearing that ground so something true can grow.
Schedule a free consultation to learn what it might be like to work together — no commitment required.
Reconnecting with what you actually want to say — and building the confidence to say it, even when it feels vulnerable or uncertain.
Identifying what's really underneath the block — whether it's perfectionism, fear, burnout, or something quieter — and finding a way through.
Creating sustainable habits and rhythms that actually fit your life, so that making work becomes less of a battle and more of a pleasure.
Support for the long middle of a project — staying connected to why it matters, managing deadlines, and moving through the hard parts.
Bringing more lightness, curiosity, and willingness to fail into your creative process — because the best work often starts with serious play.
Drawing on yoga and somatic awareness to help you access creativity through the body, not just the mind — especially when words alone aren't enough.
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