My Story

For much of my life, I moved through the world with a deep sense of anxiety and disconnection. As a child and young adult, my emotions often felt overwhelming, and I carried a persistent fear of rejection and not being fully accepted. I often struggled with self-doubt, overthinking, and a lingering sense of loneliness.

These feelings led me to believe that something about me was fundamentally flawed. I tried to understand my experiences through labels and diagnoses, and for a long time I assumed that anxiety and low mood were simply parts of who I was. These beliefs shaped the way I related to myself and others, often leaving me longing for deeper connection while fearing the vulnerability it required.

I sought therapy during these years, hoping to feel understood and supported, but often left feeling as though the deeper layers of my experience had not quite been reached. Those experiences strengthened my sense that I might always feel somewhat alone in my struggles.

Things began to shift when I eventually worked with a therapist who helped me look beneath the surface of my anxiety and understand the roots of my pain. Through that work, I began to see how earlier experiences had shaped the ways I protected myself emotionally and the patterns that continued to show up in my life and relationships. With time, curiosity, and compassion, those patterns slowly began to soften.

Alongside therapy, I began exploring mindfulness and contemplative practices that helped me reconnect with my inner world in a different way. These experiences deepened my understanding that healing is rarely about eliminating our emotions, but is about learning to approach them with greater awareness, care, self-understanding, and compassion.

These experiences continue to shape the way I show up as a therapist. I care deeply about creating a space where people feel safe enough to explore their inner world honestly and at their own pace. I am often described as warm, thoughtful, and easy to connect with, and I value building relationships that feel genuine and collaborative.

I believe that healing happens when we feel fully seen and understood as a whole person. When this kind of understanding is present, new ways of relating to ourselves and others can begin to emerge.