Change, transition, and facing the unknown can be incredibly overwhelming. I believe in sitting together with my clients in whatever they are experiencing and working collaboratively to explore personal meaning and any possible resolutions.

I operate from a place of strengths-based support and solidarity, and make an effort to understand the impact of oppression across many of the systems we depend on as humans.

By incorporating psychoeducation, trauma informed care, and harm reduction, I will work with you to help better contextualize your experience, guide you in learning and practicing skills to manage distress, and provide a space for continued transformation.

In practice, sometimes this may feel like a simple — or not so simple — conversation.

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Who do I serve?

I hesitate to say I specialize in anything through the lens of a diagnosis, but many folks I have worked with identify with symptoms of Generalized Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, ADHD, Bipolar, and more.

At times this has included co-occurring substance use, addiction, or eating disorder. I practice through a harm reduction lens to support clients in minimizing risk to self and others, and work collaboratively to determine if alternative or additional supports would be beneficial.

I am a queer, LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist.

Some areas of interest that present in my practice include:

  • Art therapy

  • EMDR therapy

  • Men’s mental health

  • Diet culture impact

  • Queer/feminist theory

  • Identity and life transitions

  • Political or Existential processing

  • Relationship dynamics (*not trained as couples therapist)

  • Integrated mind/body care (encouragement of medical care)

I accept commercial insurance in PA including:

  • Highmark/BCBS

  • UPMC

  • Aetna

  • United Healthcare

  • Cigna

Out of pocket cost at this time is $100/session

I am unable to accept Medicare/Medicaid (UPMC for You, Highmark Wholecare, etc)

A little more about me…

I attended Allegheny College where I studied Studio Art, Psychology, and Creative Writing, and I received my Master’s in Art Therapy from Marywood University. I enjoy being in the woods, painting, crocheting, playing video games, and rewatching my comfort shows.

Before I transitioned into a role as an outpatient therapist, my early years in the field included working as a case manager in a residential setting for folks who had experienced chronic homelessness. Providing an “open studio” model of art therapy in these and other settings became a passion of mine, as the arts help us connect to our shared humanity.

“[The arts] are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”

-Kurt Vonnegut