Hi :)

If I had to pick three words to describe myself they would be chill, kind, and creative. I am a laid back person and I enjoy taking life slowly. I love working from home because it allows me time to take care of myself, my family, and my home. My wife and I have two Boston Terriers and are definitely those dog moms. We have a big garden that is a labor of love. Down the road, we want to move out onto land that we take care of and that takes care of us.

Personally, I’ve worked through patterns of perfectionism, self-abandonment, and emotional dysregulation. I spent a lot of my life overly attuning to what other people were feeling while neglecting my own emotions. Emotional instability, chronic stress, and painful periods were wake up calls for me to come home to myself. I now find a lot of joy and purpose in taking care of myself. I also enjoy holding space for people going through similar journeys as I know how hard it is to navigate on your own.

Before becoming a therapist, I worked in the non-profit world working to alleviate food insecurity in St. Louis. Simultaneously, I found my personal yoga practice which led to taking my first yoga teacher training in 2015. I combined my work in non-profits with yoga teaching to offer trauma-informed yoga to seniors in subsidized housing, individuals who had just left domestic violence situations, and to men who were currently incarcerated. These experiences showed me the power of connecting to the body especially in community. It also softened my heart and made me more aware of the deep suffering in this world. I continued to deepen my personal practice and teaching skills and completed my 500-hour yoga teacher training in 2017. While I felt like yoga was a really powerful practice that facilitated deep healing, I wanted to know more. So, I decided to get my master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling to further explore the ways that we heal. I now combine the wisdom from yoga and psychotherapeutic approaches to support my clients in holistic healing.

I feel like my purpose in this lifetime is to express myself and hold space for others to do the same. I am here to invite people to slow down, build intimacy with themselves, and to become a consistent loving presence in your own life.