Presenting Concerns – Children: Anxiety, Culturally Sensitive Work, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief/Loss, LGBTQIA+, Life Transitions, Peer Issues – Social Skills, Self Esteem
Presenting Concerns – Adults: ADHD, Adult Educational Experiences, Anxiety, Culturally Sensitive Work, Depression, Grief/Loss, LGBTQIA+, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, PTSD/Trauma, Relationship Conflicts, Trauma, Women’s Issues
I am a postdoctoral fellow who earned my doctoral and master’s degrees in clinical psychology from Adler University, Chicago. I earned my bachelor’s degree with a double major in Psychology & Theatre and a minor in Africana Studies from Oberlin College & Conservatory. During my clinical training and service, I have worked with individuals across their lifespans in various treatment settings, including primary care, day and residential school, and university counseling. As a Beverly native, I am excited to serve within a community that has influenced the person and clinician I am today.
Primarily, I practice from a Client-Centered approach while also using aspects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and trauma-informed interventions. Furthermore, I am a culturally informed clinician who aims to foster reflection on cultural and social dynamics that impact the therapy relationship and your life journey. These orientations and approaches create a non-judgmental, unconditionally positive, safe, and validating space. In addition, this space promotes acceptance, openness to experience, and willingness to explore changes in cognitive, behavioral, and relational patterns. My clinical training and experiences thus far have led me to conceptualize healing as promoting authenticity, openness, and flexibility. The main tools I use in sessions are exploration and analysis to understand your authentic experiences while working to increase acceptance and space for these experiences as you navigate the world. However, practicing continued mindfulness of social contexts, historical contexts, and social constructs is essential. This mindfulness practice aims to foster physical and psychological safety while you take risks to show up as your authentic self. My therapeutic approach intentionally includes all identities and life experiences that many clients have appreciated and noted to create a sense of safety, calmness, and understanding.
My professional interests include multicultural concerns, university students, mood concerns such as feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness and uncontrollable worry, life transitions, family of origin analysis, identity exploration, boundary setting, and challenging interpersonal relationships.
Outside the MQA office, I enjoy traveling, trying new restaurants, engaging in community service with my sorority sisters, hosting gatherings, listening to audiobooks, and watching 90 Day Fiance!