As a dedicated and compassionate Registered Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor with over 15 years of experience, I specialize in helping individuals create meaning in their lives and re-write personal narratives that no longer serve them. My path in the helping profession started as an advocate for sexual assault survivors and has led to a continued journey of helping individuals depersonalize problems, overcome obstacles, nurture vulnerability and courage, and create positive changes in their lives. Utilizing modalities such and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Narrative Therapy, and Art Therapy to encourage self-expression with youth (ages 5-12) and adults (ages 18-65+) who may struggle with putting feelings and thoughts into words and who could benefit from a process that creates self-accountability, structure, and self-reliance. I come from an evidence-based, existential, and person-centered perspective that supports posttraumatic growth and a belief that positive and therapeutic risk-taking can move mountains and make recovery possible. Your growth takes priority in a collaborative therapeutic space that emphasizes personal choice, acceptance, and self-awareness.