I began my career as a trauma- and mindfulness-informed therapist in 2019. (This is a second career for me: previously I worked in both creative and business roles in publishing. )

In 2012, I began training with a hospital-based contemplative caregiving program. In addition to learning about how to offer care and presence to illness and dying, this training included chaplain intern hours on chemical dependency floors. On those floors l began to learn how trauma can impact a person in many ways and over a long period of time. This experience created my first therapeutic focus: trauma. 

Halfway through my postgraduate fellowship at Fordham University’s Counseling Center, the COVID-19 pandemic began. Understanding how to treat trauma became critical. I began to incorporate somatic approaches alongside the mindfulness and person-centered approaches I had been learning.

A few years into my practice, a pattern had emerged: many of the people I worked with were (or suspected they might be) be either ADHD, Autistic or both (AuDHD). This created a second area of focus: neurodivergence.

Over time, my approach began focusing on the question of what supports health (emotional, psychological, physical, spiritual, communal). I believe the more health we can build in ourselves and our environments, the more accessible change becomes. 

To support change, sessions are not only about insight (why things happened), but also about developing your capacity to hear, recognize, and advocate for your well-being.