With over 20 years of working with children, families, couples, and individuals from all sorts of backgrounds, I still find joy in supporting others in learning more about themselves and their relationships. While there are themes to each person’s individual story, supporting folks in discovering their own needs, wishes, and desires is an absolute honor to witness.

A few details about my career path…

After graduating from St. Lawrence University with a Master’s in Counseling & Human Development in 2003, I began my career working in community mental health agencies primarily in Franklin and Chittenden counties (northern Vermont). I continued my educational and career pursuits with an M.S. in Community Mental Health and Co-Occurring Disorders in 2009 from Southern New Hampshire University. From there, I was fortunate enough to be supervised by Deb Shell, LCMHC and received extensive training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, a model of psychotherapy that is rooted in attachment and trauma theories as well as system and relational dynamics.

Ready to transition out of the pace of community mental health, I opened my practice in 2012 in Brattleboro, VT and relocated back to Burlington in 2021. Because talk therapy accesses only some parts of the brain, I began a certification program in Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) through the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute in April 2017. This program expanded my awareness of cultural and systems challenges as well as honed my attunement to how activation is experienced in the body. Through this work, I had the opportunity to become a Training Mentor for the Center for Trauma and Embodiment, a division of the Justice Resource Institute in Needham, MA from 2020-2023. Additionally, have completed the Externship level with Emotion Focused Couple’s Therapy (EFCT) and continue to seek educational opportunities to strengthen and deepen the work I offer with couples.

I hold active memberships with the Vermont Psychological Association, International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), and the Vermont Womenpreneur’s Group. I also participate monthly in a peer consultation group.

My practice offers both in-person and telehealth appointments in Burlington, Vermont, also considered unceded land of the Abenaki Nation.