The good life is a process, not a state of being.  It is a direction, not a destination.
-Carl Rogers

What I help with

I work with teens and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, panic, or the steady pile-up of stress from family, work, or school. A lot of people come in feeling like they're reacting to their life instead of steering it. My job is to help you figure out what's driving that and give you practical ways to handle it differently.

How I work: awareness first, then skills

Most symptoms make more sense once you can see the pattern behind them. We start by getting clear on what's going on: what sets things off, what thoughts keep showing up, and what you tend to do next. From there, we build skills you can actually use in the moment, not just talk about in session.

Common reasons people reach out

• Anxiety and panic

• Depression, or feeling flat and stuck

• Stress and overwhelm from family, work, or school

• Emotions that hit hard and fast and are tough to come down from

• Getting through a crisis without making it worse

• Communication: saying what you need, setting boundaries, handling conflict

• The effects of trauma and PTSD

Teens

I work with a lot of teens and really enjoy it. We focus on the same things: understanding what's happening and building skills that help at school, at home, and with friends.

The approaches I use

• DBT: noticing what you're feeling and choosing a skill instead of running on autopilot.

• CBT: catching the thoughts that make things worse and shifting them.

• CPT: for trauma, working through the beliefs and stuck points that keep it hanging on.

• ACT: some things are out of our control, and fighting them often makes it worse. We find the balance between accepting what's hard and putting your energy into what you can change.

Getting started

• In person in Plymouth, or telehealth anywhere in Minnesota

• In-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, HealthPartners, and Cigna

• Free 15-minute consultation by phone or video