I'm a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) focusing on complex trauma, neurodevelopmental differences, parenting, and relational dynamics.

I work with individual adults navigating chronic stress or unpredictability, relationship strain, unhealthy relationship patterns, antagonistic relationships, complex trauma, and grief and loss.

I work with families, with particular attention to the parent-child relationship – especially families where a child's emotional and behavioral regulation challenges feel confusing, unmanageable, or resistant to typical strategies.  

I work with caregivers/ families impacted by developmental trauma, attachment injuries, and neurodevelopmental disabilities, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, particularly when traditional approaches haven't worked or have caused more harm than help.

Many of the people I support feel tired of surviving on high alert, repeating patterns that no longer fit, or carrying emotions that feel too big to manage alone. Grounded in a relational and brain-based approach, I integrate attachment, internal systems, and developmental understanding to strengthen connection, promote healing, and support growth.

I also serve as Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Neurobehavioral Guidance, Illinois's FASD United affiliate, and sit on the FASCETS Board of Directors. 

 My approach is grounded in trauma-informed care—prioritizing safety, collaboration, and choice. Together, we slow down enough to understand how your mind, body, and history interact, and explore new ways of relating to yourself and others with more regulation and trust. 

My style is warm, conversational, and practical...with a little humor, because pairing heaviness with lightness can be part of the work.  My approach weaves together complex and developmental trauma frameworks, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology to respond to the specific needs of each person and family. Through a neurodivergent-affirming lens, I help people work with internal and external conflict and look for new possibilities in how they relate to themselves, others, and the world. 

My work is informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), and neurobiologically grounded trauma and attachment models.   I also draw from Collaborative & Proactive Solutions and other evidence‑based approaches as appropriate.  

Additional training includes certification as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) , Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC) ,Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP) , Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) Certified iLs Advanced Practitioner, and Families Moving Forward (FMF) Practitioner. 

I believe diversity is an active affirmation that every individual and community deserves to be recognized and respected in their uniqueness and complexity. I am committed to cultural humility, and I am an aspiring anti-racist/anti-oppressive human. I strive to continually learn from and respect neurodiversity; visible and invisible disabilities; age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender identity and expression, and sexuality. I affirm LGBTQ+ identities. I aim to help each person feel seen, understood, and empowered in their own process of healing and change.