My Background

I have Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Plymouth State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical/Counseling Psychology from Keene State College. My clinical foundation was built in agency and community mental health settings, where I provided trauma-informed counseling to children, adolescents, young mothers, and families. I’ve supported clients navigating complex trauma, parenting stress, disordered eating, poverty, and child welfare involvement—often collaborating with schools, medical providers, and state agencies.

During my internship, I worked with pregnant and parenting young women facing relational harm, trauma, eating concerns, parenting challenges, and numerous systemic barriers. I later served as a Child and Family Therapist in a community mental health center, offering individual and group therapy to children and families navigating foster care, trauma, disordered eating, divorce, and emotional regulation struggles. After stepping away from clinical work to care for my own children, I return with a renewed perspective and deeper appreciation for the emotional complexity of caregiving, grief, identity shifts, and healing within families.

These personal experiences have not only deepened my empathy but have also shaped how I show up as a therapist. I am a mother to three daughters (ranging in age from 8 to 19) and a stillborn son. I understand, in a personal way, the emotional weight of grief, postpartum challenges, disordered eating, and the long process of healing from past relational harm. These experiences inform—but do not overshadow—my clinical work. I offer a grounded, compassionate presence and a strong foundation in trauma-informed care. Above all, our work together will remain centered on you: your story, your needs, and your path forward