I offer individual and couples counseling in Austin, TX. I work with adults who have come from difficult backgrounds and are looking for relief from their struggles, or just more joy in their day-to-day lives. Having a difficult background could mean you had a dangerous or unsatisfactory childhood, a history of abusive relationships, a family where addiction was present, or parents who struggled with mental health issues of their own. If there is a lot of conflict or fighting in your relationships, you struggle with anxiety, or you’re looking for more purpose and meaning in your life, therapy can help. Before returning to school to become a therapist, I worked for 10 years in the marketing and communications field. Using that experience and my first-hand knowledge of corporate and start-up cultures, I also enjoy working with young adults on career counseling, supporting them to achieve work-life balance and find the best path for them. [Read More]

I am a licensed professional counselor intern serving adolescents and adults in Austin, Texas. I believe that we all possess the strengths we need to tackle our issues, but sometimes we need help bringing these strengths to the surface. My goal is to empower my clients and help them discover their amazing potential. I provide a warm, safe space for clients to feel comfortable identifying, exploring, and replacing the problematic thoughts and behaviors that have kept them from living their most valued life. [Read More]

I came to a career in therapy after working for over a decade as a software developer. I enjoyed the creativity and problem-solving of that profession, but there was always some part of me that felt unfulfilled. To exist for extended periods in such close communion with the machine produced a sense of being cut off – from my own body, from other people, and ultimately from life. In my own therapeutic journey I developed the means to reconnect with these parts of myself, and found my life growing richer and more complex as a result. [Read More]