About Me

Mission:

My practice is built on increasing accessibility to therapy, reducing mental health stigma, and embracing everyone’s capacity to heal and thrive. I am dedicated to personalized therapy while upholding values of confidentiality, collaboration, and building strong relationships. For me this mission reaches far and wide. I recently ran the 2024 Boston Marathon with Samaritans to raise funds for suicide prevention, and to break the stigma regarding mental health issues. Asking for help is ok. Everyone deserves support, and that's what Whole Mind is all about.

Specializations:

I specialize in providing therapy for anxiety, issues related to self-esteem and confidence, men’s issues, work stress, trauma, as well as navigating stuck points in both work and life. My focus is on helping individuals overcome these obstacles, empowering them to unlock their full potential and live more fulfilling lives. Together, we'll explore these areas, develop effective coping strategies, and work towards creating positive and lasting change

My approach:

My unique therapeutic approach combines mindfulness techniques, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). With these methods, we will work together to identify your triggers, increase self-awareness, and develop effective coping skills. By addressing the root causes, we can pave the way for lasting change.

Why I became a therapist:

I want to share a little more about myself. I decided to enter the helping profession after my own experience with addiction. I went into substance abuse treatment for the last time in 2004 and have been sober, in recovery since then.

For me, the process of recovery has been challenging and difficult at times, but also transformative and rewarding. While I do not ever make assumptions about others’ process of healing, growth and recovery, I remain curious about others’ lives and I believe based on my own experience that everybody has the capacity to heal, live the life that they were meant to live, and create a new path forward.

Education and Training:

• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 18 years

  of experience

• Bachelor's in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts Boston

• Master's in Social Work from Simmons College

• Training: EMDR Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness practice.