I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing virtual therapy for adults 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), Flash Technique (FT) and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), and I also integrate other theories and techniques, including ego state or "parts" work, somatic (body-based) therapy, yoga and meditation and creative arts, as appropriate for each individual client. Please contact me if you would like to know more!
PLEASE NOTE: While many of my clients have dissociative symptoms, as trauma survivors usually do, I do not specialize in working with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) or Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD). If you have a diagnosis of DID/OSDD or suspect that you have DID/OSDD, I encourage you to find a therapist who specializes in this area.
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
• Certified in IFS-Informed EMDR, Syzygy Institute
• Flash Technique trained
• Complexities of Complex Trauma (a one year 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