Getting started

Yes — I offer a complimentary 15-minute phone or video consultation before we begin working together. It's a chance to ask questions, get a sense of what therapy with me feels like, and figure out whether we're a good fit. There's no pressure and no commitment. To schedule, use the contact form or reach out directly.

Both. I offer in-person sessions in Arlington, Virginia, and telehealth sessions to clients located anywhere in Virginia. Virtual sessions work the same way as in-person — same structure, same approach, same quality of work — just from wherever you are.

I work with adults and couples. My areas of focus include perinatal mental health, couples counseling, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, trauma and EMDR, women's mental health, and life transitions. If you're not sure whether what you're navigating falls into one of those categories, reach out anyway — we can figure it out together.

Yes. While much of my work is with women and couples, I see individual adults of any gender. If you're unsure whether I'd be a good fit, the free consultation is the right place to find out.

This is one of the most common things I hear, and it's worth taking seriously rather than dismissing. Therapy not working is usually about fit — the wrong approach, the wrong therapist, or the wrong timing — not about you being beyond help. If previous therapy felt surface-level, too generic, or like the therapist didn't quite understand what you were dealing with, that's useful information for how we'd approach things differently. I'm happy to talk through what felt like it was missing before.

I take an integrative approach, which means I draw on several evidence-based methods depending on what's most useful for you and what you're working on. I use EMDR for trauma and grief processing, the Gottman Method for couples work, and a mix of modern psychodynamic work, CBT, and ACT for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Sessions tend to be warm and direct — I'm not the kind of therapist who sits in silence waiting for you to fill it. We'll have real conversations and do real work.