Some emotions can be too complex or difficult to process alone. Distress often develops over time from daily life challenges, navigating relationships, or unacknowledged childhood experiences that resurface. These memories and present struggles can cause significant frustration and disorientation. Feelings of hurt, distrust, and a loss of direction may accompany these events, but these negative emotions do not have to be indefinite. Counseling offers a unique opportunity to share your thoughts and feelings with an unbiased party whose purpose is to provide care tailored to your unique needs.

I specialize in assisting individuals in understanding, communicating, and processing difficult emotions that create barriers in relationships. Through reflective exercises, mindfulness, skill acquisition, and combating cognitive distortions, I help foster awareness of your needs. I believe that we all hold the answers within ourselves, but the challenge lies in discovering them. My role is to guide individuals toward reaching their mental health goals and strengthening their relationships.

My expertise spans a variety of mental health concerns, with a specialized focus on individuals who identify as 'perfectionists,' those navigating mother/daughter relationship conflicts, health and death-related anxieties, and complications related to attachment styles in long-distance relationships. Through my work with individuals and couples, I’ve learned that the therapeutic relationship can offer a meaningful parallel to other personal relationships in our lives. This therapeutic process can help broach conflict, practice having difficult conversations, and express vulnerabilities that can then be extended to others outside the therapy room. I aim to foster an environment that is authentic, caring, and open-minded, providing a supportive space for clients to grow and heal.

In order to optimize the development of my professional counseling identity, I am required by the state accreditation board to receive clinical supervision from a licensed professional counselor. Dr. Monica P. Band, LPC (DC & VA), CRC, NCC, ACS, CCC, is serving as my sole and primary onsite supervisor for the duration of my residency.

Mindfulness
Humanistic
Existential
Psychodynamic
Emotion-Focused

“I am going to move forwards, because going backwards isn’t an option and standing still is not enough.”
— Stacey Abrams

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