I offer individual therapy both virtually and in office. I specialize in grief, anxiety and mood disorders as well as life transitions. I work with adults ages 18 and older.

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End of Life Doula service available October, 2021

I believe in the strength, grace, and power of growing older, and of the gifts that being a care partner can bring to our lives. As an experienced and passionate social worker and gerontologist, I transform how we think about aging and Elder care, living with health challenges, and trauma and grief by harnessing the wisdom, intuition, and creative spirit of adults, Elders, and organizations. Together we cultivate growth across the lifespan and nurture well-being for every member of the care partner team.

I am a counselor and interfaith chaplain specializing in grief, loss, and bereavement. My clients are often suffering under the weight of extraordinary circumstances and agonizing heartache related to the death of someone in their life. Others have been carrying grief, loss and trauma for many years, and they experience an acute form of anxiety, terror or heartache that pushes them to seek help to examine how they might live with these new emotions and whether there are more effective strategies to cope and relieve some of the suffering. My goal is to help individuals reflect on and shape their loss in a safe, sacred, meditative space.

I meet individuals where they are and provide deep listening and reverent attentiveness, while creating a safe, sacred, and peaceful space. I assist individuals to connect or reconnect to things, ideas, practices and principles that matter most to them. Another goal is to help individuals understand a variety of emotions, some subtle and some not, and through increased self-understanding relieve some suffering. We experience grief not only as a result of death but also after any kind of significant loss. Often we carry so much more than grief. Similar to shades of color, these emotions can blend together and become difficult to tease out and fully get our heart around. Sometimes, support work can serve to neaten or realign relationships when there are lots of emotions flying around.

Grief doesn’t just magically disappear, although we may wish for this. Like a tsunami it can be overpowering and terrifying, and has its own timetable. My goal is to help ease your suffering and find a way to more easily accept that grief is here to stay for a while. To work with it, to move with it, to learn what you can from grief and cultivate this new life of yours, this seems vital. Poetry may be used to provide additional comfort, deepen the space between us, and enlarge the conversation to universal themes of mystery and connection. Ultimately, I want to help you reflect on and shape your loss in a safe, sacred, meditative space.

Life can come at you with full force leaving you feeling lost and alone. Living in a world with such high expectations can leave you questioning your thoughts, mind, and body. I want you to know that I hear you, I see you, and you are not alone. The pain of trauma(s), grief, and loss have made you question the meaning of your life and how you can move forward. You feel defeated with the heavy burdens you have carried throughout your life.
Imagine a life where you can break free from those traumas. A life where you can find meaning from moments of grief and loss. A Imagine a life where you can manage your anxiety and depression in a healthy way. Imagine a life where you can take your power back.
I want to help you find new ways to cope that allow you to find healing, meaning, and relief. My goal is to provide you with the space, the support, and the feeling of safety to show up exactly as you are. I want to empower you to take steps to reclaim the story of your life. Self-acceptance, self-love, and liberation from painful patterns is in reach.