My decision to become a therapist was deeply influenced by my own life experiences. Having faced significant loss, trauma, and adversity from an early age, I understand firsthand how deeply life’s challenges can affect us and how much it matters to feel genuinely understood. These experiences have shaped both the person I am and the therapist I’ve become, giving me a perspective that extends beyond clinical training and professional experience.

My personal experiences have also influenced the areas in which I’ve chosen to specialize. Witnessing the impact of addiction on someone I loved inspired me to pursue addiction treatment, while my own experiences with trauma led me to explore approaches beyond traditional talk therapy, ultimately bringing me to Attachment-Focused EMDR.

One of the most meaningful chapters of my life has been my journey to motherhood. After being diagnosed with infertility at a young age, I ultimately chose to pursue motherhood on my own, becoming a single mother by choice (SMBC). My path involved fertility treatments including IVF, donor conception, recurrent pregnancy loss, a particularly complicated, high-risk pregnancy, the premature birth of my twin boys, and time spent in the NICU. These experiences gave me a deeply personal understanding of the emotional complexities that can accompany family building, pregnancy, and the transition to parenthood, including the uncertainty and vulnerability that often exist alongside tremendous joy. That personal experience also inspired me to pursue advanced training and certification in perinatal mental health, allowing me to bring both lived experience and specialized clinical expertise to the individuals and families I support.