Education

Lehigh University, Ph.D.

Internship

Counseling & Psychological Services, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

Fellowship

Counseling & Psychological Services, Princeton University, NJ

Certification

Licensed Psychologist, New Jersey

Bio

As a therapist, I strive to co-create with each client a safe, supportive, and secure environment in which personal exploration through curiosity, compassion, and gentle challenges leads to meaningful insight and self-directed change. My professional interests include working with the unique challenges faced by undergraduate and graduate students, sexuality and gender identity considerations, experiences of intimate partner and gender-based violence, complex trauma histories and navigating the patterns that one learns to survive these experiences, and the impact and intersections of interpersonal (e.g., bullying, family or intimate partner abuse) and systemic (e.g., racism, sexism, heterosexism, cissexism) violence. Clinically, my work is best characterized by a third-wave cognitive lens with a social justice framework and an appreciation for the meaningful impacts of relationships and experiences throughout a person’s development. In general, I believe in the power of authenticity, self-compassion, and the ever-ongoing development of awareness of self and others. I am grateful for each opportunity to provide someone with a source of support, an interactive space to experience themselves authentically, and a skills-based approach for navigating the more difficult moments in school, relationships, and life more generally.