I wish everyone knew that mental health doesn’t mean you’re weak, lazy, or dramatic.  Mental health is shaped by biology, trauma, culture, relationships, stress, identity, and access to support - it’s part of being human.  When individuals understand mental health:

‪‪❤︎ Shame decreases,

‪‪❤︎ People become more apt to reach out for help,

‪‪❤︎ Healing becomes possible, and

‪‪❤︎ We are able to build more compassionate communities.

I integrate multicultural, transgenerational, and person‑centered approaches, drawing on mindfulness and strength‑based techniques, all grounded by a trauma‑informed lens. These approaches honor culture and identity, build safety and trust, teach coping skills, support emotional processing, empower clients through their own strengths, and restore agency and self-compassion, helping clients:

‪‪❤︎ Make sense of trauma and rebuild internal safety,

‪‪❤︎ See the bigger system they’re a part of and reclaim agency within it,

‪‪❤︎ Slow down, notice, and choose rather than react, and

‪‪❤︎ See themselves as capable, not broken.

My approach to therapy is working together to help you feel safe, understand yourself more deeply, honor your culture and experiences, build on your own strengths, and learn practical tools to heal and move forward.

If I wasn’t a therapist, I would be a paramedic because they both align with my core values and passion for helping others. Both professions value helping people feel safe, responding with compassion, and showing up for someone when they need the support during their most vulnerable moments or when things feel a little too overwhelming.

Something that always makes me smile is when a client has a moment of self-compassion or recognizes a strength that they didn’t realize they had.  These small shifts are powerful.

Doing anything crafty (crocheting blankets or stuffed animals, amigurumi, making invitations, stickers, t-shirts, vinyl decals, etc.), baking, gardening, traveling, or spending time/talking with my friends and family on the east coast.