I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing virtual psychotherapy for adult clients in Pennsylvania. I believe all people have the potential to change and an innate ability to heal, but sometimes that system gets overwhelmed and stuck. Using brain-based therapies, I help clients access their nervous system’s natural way of processing both past memories and new information, which lets us address a variety of mental health symptoms, life and relationship patterns and personal growth goals. My approach is relational and collaborative, attachment- and strengths-based and trauma-focused. The primary therapies I use are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), and I also integrate other theories and techniques, including ego state or "parts" work, somatic (body-based) therapies, yoga and meditation practices and creative arts, as appropriate for each individual client. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to know more!
PLEASE NOTE: While many of my clients have some dissociative symptoms, as trauma survivors often do, I do not specialize in Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). If you have a diagnosis of DID, have been told by a professional that you may have DID, or suspect that you have DID, I encourage you to find a therapist who specifically works with this population. Working with DID requires specialized training, and this is not my area of expertise.
PLEASE NOTE: My practice is 100% virtual. Based on my license requirements, all clients must be physically located in the state of Pennsylvania at the time of each session. If you are located somewhere else, I encourage you to find a therapist in the state or country where you are located.
Training & Credentials:
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Pennsylvania
• EMDRIA Approved Consultant & EMDR Certified Therapist
• DBR trained (level 3)
• IFS-Informed EMDR trained (level 3), Syzygy Institute
• Flash Technique trained
• Complexities of Complex Trauma (yearlong training), International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
• Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies, Trauma Research Foundation
• Certificate of Advanced Studies in Trauma Counseling, Thomas Jefferson University
• Grief Support Specialist Certificate, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Telemental Health Certification, Person Centered Tech