Adults (18+)
A central focus of my work is supporting adults who want to improve the quality of their lives. I work with many people in their 20s who are navigating what is often a confusing and pressure-filled stage of life—identity shifts, relationships, career uncertainty, and the feeling that everyone else has it figured out (even when they don’t). This stage of adulthood often comes with uncertainty, pressure, and a lot of second-guessing—experiences that can be explored and worked through meaningfully in therapy.
I also work with adults later in life, including seniors and individuals approaching or adjusting to retirement. This stage can bring its own set of challenges—changes in identity, structure, purpose, health, and relationships. Therapy can be a space to process these transitions, reflect on long-standing patterns, and intentionally shape what the next chapter looks like.
Across all stages of adulthood, people seek therapy to face difficult issues, move through obstacles to well-being, and strengthen qualities such as self-compassion, clarity, and confidence. My role is to help you make sense of where you’ve been, understand where you are, and move forward with greater intention—at any stage of life.
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Who I Work With
Couples
I help couples understand how their past relationships and early experiences show up in their current interactions. By identifying the relational blueprints each partner brings into the relationship, couples can move from reactivity to understanding. Although partners may have had different life experiences, the emotional themes beneath them are often deeply shared. This awareness allows couples to develop empathy, improve communication, and create more intentional ways of relating.
From this foundation, we focus on helping couples slow things down, listen differently, and respond with more intention rather than reflex. Over time, this creates meaningful and lasting shifts in how partners relate to one another. Couples sessions are 100 minutes, and self-pay only.
Finding the right fit
The therapeutic alliance is widely recognized as one of the most important predictors of successful therapeutic outcomes, across modalities and diagnoses.
“When the therapist is able to create a relationship characterized by genuineness, unconditional positive regard, and empathic understanding, therapeutic change is likely to occur.”
— Carl Rogers
My commitment to the Work
I believe deeply that a therapist’s ability to create a safe and effective space begins with doing their own personal work. I have engaged in my own therapeutic process and continue to hold myself accountable through ongoing self-reflection, consultation, and professional growth. This commitment is not a one-time experience, but an ongoing responsibility.
Because of this, I am able to offer a space that is grounded, attuned, and emotionally safe. I understand firsthand the vulnerability it takes to examine patterns, sit with discomfort, and challenge long-held ways of being. My role is not to position myself above the work, but to walk alongside you with clarity, integrity, and respect for the process.
This foundation allows me to remain present, honest, and emotionally available—creating a therapeutic environment where meaningful work can happen and where change feels possible, supported, and contained. This is a cornerstone of therapy.
Confidentiality
Information shared in treatment is kept confidential except in circumstances required by North Carolina law, including situations involving risk of serious harm to self or others, suspected abuse or neglect of a child, elderly person, or disabled adult, or when records are released with written authorization or by court order. Any release of records is handled with the utmost discretion and limited to the minimum information necessary. These limits of confidentiality are reviewed at the outset of treatment to ensure transparency and understanding.
