I am so grateful that you are considering working with me to tackle your anxiety. 

So often, the fit or 'click' between patient and therapist really is a magical catalyst that makes way for bold willingness and radical, sustained improvement. Let's do it!

If you're wondering who I am... 

I'm just a therapist who gets an energized, tingly sensation from helping people slay the fears that limit them in life!

Beyond that, I'm a wife and mother of 2 young children, and we live in the East Metro of the Twin Cities, MN. I grew up in New England and  went to Holy Cross and Assumption (both in Worcester, MA).  I'm an avid baker and adventurous home cook; my particular passion is making foods we all love entirely from scratch - including crackers, bagels, maple syrup, caramels, seasoning blends,  hummus, yogurt, cheese and butter! I enjoy fruit and vegetable gardening, love to rewatch my favorite show (30 Rock) and to sit in the sun with my eyes closed while listening to the sweet sounds of my kids annoying the crap out of one another. 

Professionally, I have been a therapist for more than 10 years, and a telehealth provider since 2019. I've worked in behavioral health clinics, community mental healthcare and residential care. I've had the honor and privilege to work with individuals facing a broad range of mental health concerns, and have found that my best work - and my patients' best outcomes - come from the times when I have assisted patients with anxiety using my special concotion of Exposure with Response Prevention, Acceptance and Committment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing... did I just completely lose you with that therapist speak? Pop on over to the 'services' page for more detail. I apply therapeutic interventions in a structured, transparent way. Each session, we will define our priority, work to understand it clearly (with an eye to your history, long-standing patterns and daily stressors), hone the mechanisms that are not working well in your life, and assign homework assignments to help you clearly implement the changes in your real life. 

My personal style is both warm and direct. It's common for my clients to tell me that they appreciate my use of irreverent humor, deep, accurate compassion and my non-judgemental and validating approaches. I balance offering guidance from my many years of specializing in anxiety with the fact that each person is the expert on themselves. Progress in anxiety therapy can be uncomfortable - when this happens, my clients feel close enough and trust me enough to tell me, so that we can walk the rocky parts of the path shoulder to shoulder. 

 I have had a great deal of experience and success in treating: 

Generalized anxiety disorder & worry

Panic attacks & panic disorder

Health and & illness anxiety (previously known as hypochondriasis or being a hypochondriac)

Emetophobia (fear of vomiting), Claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces), Driving phobia 

Social phobia, social anxiety & performance anxiety

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder including themes of contamination, harm, sexuality, morality, checking, pure O

Obsessive compulsive personality disorder 

As well as many concerns that tend to occur with anxiety, including: depression, procrastination, avoidance, needing to know something 'for sure', reassurance seeking, invasions of privacy or employing white lies to avoid emotional distress, substance use concerns, binge eating, restricting or purging food, frequently seeing or avoiding medical doctors, never getting your driver's license, difficulty with intimacy, irritability in parenting, trauma history ... and many more challenges. 

My absolute favorite thing to do in therapy is to draw back the curtain that makes therapy so mysterious. I LOVE to share with my clients the reasons why I am offering the help I am, how the therapy process & interventions work. I actively work to teach clients how they can start to implement those same strategies for themselves, and continue to do so long after our work together. In my opinion, a big part of my job is to work myself out of a job with each of my clients. I can't wait to help you understand yourself more deeply via this lens. I will offer a roadmap to help you move from the place you've been stuck in; with you in the driver's seat. 

To view my Minnesota Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) license, please visit the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health: 

bht.hlb.state.mn.us/#/onlineEntitySearch 

You can search by my name, or by my license number which is LPCC 1252. 

To view my Massachusetts Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) license, please visit my verification page on the Massachusetts Board of Allied Health Professionals site:

https://checkahealthlicense.mass.gov/profiles/239575

To view my Connecticut Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) license, please visit the State of Connecticut Professional License lookup site:

https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx

You can search by my name, or by my license number which is LPC 7276.

To view my Vermont Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - Interim Telehealth Registration (LCMHC-ITR) license, please visit:

https://sos.vermont.gov 

Search for LCMHC license 068.0136955TELE or my name.

If the fear of missing out on life the life you want is finally greater than the fear of trying something new; you are in right place!