Therapy for adults who feel stuck and overwhelmed


Virtual sessions in Michigan and Ohio

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Have you ever wondered, “What’s wrong with me?”

You didn’t start asking that question because you’re broken.

You started asking it because something in you has been trying to survive in a world that didn’t feel safe. The patterns you’re frustrated with once kept you protected.

They just don’t fit your life anymore.

I specialize in working with people who overthink, people-please, overwork, or feel stuck in patterns they can’t seem to change. People who feel chronically anxious, irritable, confused, or overwhelmed.

If that hits home, you’re in the right place.

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How I Help


At the heart of my work is creating a safe space to slow down, get curious, and make sense of your experience. Together we connect the dots between past and present so your reactions feel less confusing and you have more choice in how you respond.

This healing journey gently uncovers your true self — buried beneath the version you built to stay safe and earn love.

My style is direct, open, collaborative, and empowering. 

You’ve survived by staying strong. Healing begins when you stop needing to.

I’m a trauma therapist.

But more importantly, I have experienced deep healing from trauma myself.

So many of us share this experience:

For years I was just surviving. My life looked good on the outside. But there was an emptiness I couldn’t name, a heaviness I tried to numb or outrun, an inner critic that was never satisfied.

Then I went through a painful divorce. And everything came crashing down.

Which, ironically, led to the breakthrough that changed everything.

Through trauma-informed therapy, I began a deep transformational journey that healed the wounds of my past and brought me back to my true self.

Now, I help clients take the same journey.

Come home to who you were before you learned you had to be perfect to be loved.

reach out to see if this is the right step for you

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

— Carl Jung

Are you tired of pretending you're fine?

You don’t have to keep living this way.

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