About

I was born in Annapolis, MD with a love of the healing arts. I earned a B.A. in Social Work and Cultural Anthropology from Kenyon College and a M.A. in Systemic Counseling from Bastyr University near Seattle. My work experience includes eight years as an end-of-life social worker, five years as a therapist in a youth and family agency setting, one year as clinical therapist in an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and fifteen years in private practice.

I was a licensed mental health counselor for several years before becoming an Integrated Movement Therapist and yoga therapist, certified through the International Association of Yoga Therapy (IAYT). These somatic therapies bring the body into my mental health practice, combining all the benefits of talk therapy with a focus on how the body holds our anxieties and sorrows. Somatic therapies increase our body awareness, bring us breath practices to calm or stimulate the nervous system, and give us concrete self-care tools for distress tolerance. I have about two decades of experience working with those who are struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD/ADD, disordered eating, grief and loss, and major life transitions such as death, birth, illness, physical pain or injury, and relationship changes.

I am passionate about lifelong learning, and receive ongoing consultation from various practitioners, including Molly Lannon-Kenny and Stephanie Sisson, founders of The Samarya Center and well-known movers & shakers in the Yoga Therapy world.