My therapy practice is designed to support healthcare workers, caregivers of all kinds, and career-oriented women who are navigating anxiety, trauma, chronic stress and burnout, healthcare- or medical-related stress or trauma, caregiving challenges, and ADHD or executive functioning difficulties.

My experiences in relational and attachment-based therapy, and training in evidence-based approaches shape how I understand mental wellness: not as a fixed state to achieve, but as an ongoing process of building practical skills that help people relate more effectively to themselves, others, and the systems they operate within.

In therapy, I integrate evidence-based treatments such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Family Systems approaches. Depending on your needs, we may work within a structured treatment model or integrate specific elements from these approaches into a personalized therapy process.

Through treatment tailored to you, I see therapy as a place to practice the lifelong work of wisdom. This means learning how to live in ways that are meaningful and sustainable. While this work can unfold over time, mental wellness does not require being in therapy forever. With the right timing, insight, skills, and support, people can carry what they learn beyond the therapy space and continue to build lives they are proud of.

Training and Professional Experience

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), licensed in Minnesota and Oregon, and have worked in a range of clinical and organizational settings, including the Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND Chapter, the Associated Clinic of Psychology (geriatrics team), and Lyra Health. I am also an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church, a background that continues to inform my attention to meaning, values, grief, and identity.

I hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Loyola University Chicago and a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from University of Chicago. My clinical training includes:

• EMDR Basic Training through Connect EMDR

• Cognitive Processing Therapy with Kathleen Chard

• Prolonged Exposure Therapy through Lyra Health

• Clinical Pastoral Residency at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital and Melrose Center

Experiences That Shape My Work

My therapy approach is inevitably influenced by lived experience, including my own work with anxiety, depression, and self-harm; my father’s diagnosis, progression, and death from early-onset Lewy body dementia; and my transition from charismatic evangelicalism to a more progressive, Bible-valuing faith. My years as a church leader and my eventual decision to leave ministry and move into full-time therapy deeply inform how I work with issues of identity, responsibility, burnout, grief, and change.

Outside of Therapy

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and our two dogs. I love exploring the Twin Cities food and beverage scene, reading fiction, playing and watching Dungeons & Dragons, staying active through volleyball, and walking, hiking, or biking, and getting to Minnesota’s North Shore as much as I am able.