individual therapy // in-person therapy in asheville, nc and online therapy across north carolina

i work with people aged 13+ who are often givers, parents, or act as their friends’ therapist. i often work with therapists or therapists in training. my clients feel pretty burnt out from taking care of others (emotionally or physically) and pretending to be okay. a lot of you might be new to therapy, having spent most of your life tending to others instead of to yourself. i get that, and i’m glad you’re changing things up and considering yourself a smidge more.

neurodivergence // autism spectrum disorder// adhd

there’s often a peculiar mix of alarm and validation in suspecting you’re autistic. like finding a label that scares you and finally lets you breathe. while i work with folks of all genders at all points in their neurodivergent experience, i specialize in supporting women who’ve received a late in life autism diagnoses. self-acceptance doesn’t require understanding “the why”- but it often comes more easily when we finally see ourselves through an autism, adhd, or neurodivergent lens.

therapy for teens // a different type of hard

being a teen today seems harder than it ever has been before. it comes with a lot of pressure. you’re watching your kid trying to figure out where they fit in, make their friendships works, and juggle the expectations from school, their parents, and friends….it’s really overwhelming (for all parties).

many of the teens i work with feel like they’re trying really hard to get it right, but still feel anxious, unsure of themselves, or like they don’t quite belong.

i help teens to slow down, make sense of what’s happening, and build confidence in the young adult they are becoming. many of my clients struggle with perfectionism, “not doing enough” and are struggling with the “what comes next” question so many teens face at this age.

pregnant or parenting // perinatal support

pregnancy and parenting can highlight a lot of our ‘stuff.’ it often intensifies underlying challenges we’ve carried our whole lives; executive functioning struggles like hygiene, nutrition, budgeting; low level anxiety, recurrent depression; desire to maintain control (our spaces and homes, our relationship, our bodies). I work with people impacted by parenting and pregnancy (their own or their partner’s), and all the “old stuff” that gets drudged up when we suddenly become responsible for other little humans.

clinical info and professional interests

my additional professional interests include working with foster parents or adults who were raised in the foster system, those impacted by generational trauma, therapists or therapists in training, and working with folks in the lgbtqia+ population. i love to nerd out about neuroscience/trauma and the brain, and am excited to pursue further trainings in art therapy. i am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW C016220).