As someone who was diagnosed with ADHD in grade school, I draw heavily from my own experience and research to help clients understand their own ADHD and the benefits and pitfalls of how their brain may function.

I grew up an awkward, isolated teenager, feelings exacerbated by ADHD and Rheumatoid Arthritis. I perceived myself to be an outsider and struggled for long periods. A turning point in my life was finding intimate, stable connections.  My goal is to help others feel that same sense of connection, stability, and grounding in their own lives.

Having lived with Rheumatoid Arthritis since I was 7 years old, I personally understand the feelings of powerlessness and uncertainty that come from having a chronic condition. Through therapy, I seek to help others accept what can't be controlled, recognize their own strengths and build a meaningful life.

CBT is one of the most widely practiced and studied therapy approaches. CBT focuses on the connection between our thoughts feelings and behaviors, and how our own beliefs reinforce cycles of thinking and feeling. The approach emphasizes the use of concrete tools and offers many practical strategies.

ACT builds from the CBT framework but acknowledges that there are things in life we can't control, and instead of trying to fight difficult emotions, we learn to live with them and not define ourselves by them.

MI is a strengths-based approach that examines what we really want and builds internal motivation and agency.

The humanistic school of thought emphasizes the importance of the human-to-human relationship at the center of therapy and teaches the practice of accurate empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness. I believe effective therapy is grounded in these principles.

Existential therapy focuses on the core questions of being. Closely tied to existential philosophy, the approach examines ideas of meaning, death, freedom and isolation and how these questions may affect us.

Collaborative psychotherapy is a conversational approach where the therapist and client work as equal partners to co-create solutions. Instead of acting as an all-knowing expert who diagnoses a patient, the therapist uses genuine curiosity to help clients find new meanings and reshape their own lives.