Individuals
Adult therapy
One-to-one, fifty minutes, usually weekly at the start. The most common reasons people come: anxiety, trauma, low mood, substance use, and the feeling that life stopped fitting somewhere along the way.
How I help
The work is different for everyone. The starting point is the same.
Below is what I actually treat and how I go about it. If what you're carrying isn't on this page, call anyway — I'd rather tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit than have you guess from a list.
Ages 13+
Teens
Anxiety, school refusal, self-esteem, vaping and substance use, family conflict, and the aftermath of something that happened. Parents get looped in on what matters without the teenager losing their own space to talk.
Couples & families
Relationships
Communication that's turned into a loop, trust after a betrayal, parenting as a united front, and families organising themselves around one member's addiction or mental health.
How I can help
The areas I know best.
- Anxiety & stress
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Panic, worry, health and social anxiety, burnout
We start with what anxiety is doing in your day — the avoiding, the checking, the 2 a.m. rehearsals — and get you tools that work on that this week. Then we go after what's feeding it. Mostly cognitive behavioral work, with mindfulness where it helps.
- Trauma & PTSD
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Single-incident, childhood, and complex trauma
Trauma-informed from the first minute. We build stability and coping before we open anything, and you control the pace throughout. Nothing gets dragged out of you. For many people, a large part of the relief comes from finally understanding why the body reacts the way it does.
- Addiction & recovery
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Alcohol, drugs, early recovery, relapse, family impact
I'm a Certified Alcohol & Drug Clinician as well as a licensed therapist, which means the substance use and whatever sits underneath it get treated together instead of being handed off between two providers. Motivational interviewing rather than confrontation. You don't have to have decided to quit before you come in.
- Depression & transitions
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Low mood, grief, divorce, job loss, empty nest, diagnosis
Depression is rarely just chemistry — usually there's a life underneath it that has quietly stopped working. We treat the mood and address the life at the same time, in whatever order is realistic for you right now.
Also treated
Other things people bring in.
Often alongside one of the four above rather than on their own.
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Behavioral issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Borderline personality
- Codependency
- Domestic abuse
- Eating concerns
- Emotional disturbance
- Family conflict
- Grief and loss
- Obsessive-compulsive concerns
- Peer relationships
- Relationship issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleep problems
- Stress management
- Suicidal thoughts
- Women's issues
What I don't do
I don't provide inpatient or detox care, court-ordered custody evaluations, disability determinations, or emergency after-hours coverage. If you need one of those, tell me on the consultation call and I'll point you to the right place in Chester County.
How I work
A personalized approach, grounded in what works.
I draw from evidence-based approaches and years of clinical experience to tailor therapy to you — your needs, your goals, and where you are right now.
Where I specialise
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT is an evidence-based approach that helps you understand how your thoughts, emotions and behaviors influence one another. Together, we identify patterns that may be contributing to anxiety, depression, or feeling stuck — and develop practical strategies to help you respond differently and feel more in control.
Curious about how CBT helps with anxiety?
Learn more about CBT and anxiety from the American Psychological Association →Always
Trauma-informed care
Safety, choice and pacing built into how every session runs — not a separate module we get to later.
Change and ambivalence
Motivational Interviewing
For when part of you wants to change and part of you doesn't. We work with both parts instead of pretending one isn't there.
Short-term goals
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
When you've come in for something specific and defined, and you want it handled rather than explored.
Longer work
Psychodynamic
For the patterns that keep repeating across relationships and decades, where the current situation is only the latest version.
Throughout
Strengths-based & mindfulness
Starting from what you already do well, and building the ability to notice what's happening before reacting to it.
In person or remote
Telehealth that isn't a downgrade.
Sessions run by phone, FaceTime or Google Meet for anyone located in Pennsylvania. For most of what I treat, the research shows outcomes hold up remotely — and for people managing anxiety, small children, shift work or a long commute, the session that actually happens beats the one you had to cancel.
Plenty of clients mix the two: in the office when it matters, remote when the week is against them. You don't have to choose once and stick with it.
Next step
Not sure which of these you need?
That's normal, and it's genuinely my job rather than yours. Fifteen minutes on the phone is usually enough to sort it out.