Let’s be honest. The idea of a neutral, ‘blank slate’ therapist is an artifact of white men who saw themselves as a default. I’m a person as well as a counselor, a client as well as a therapist, and my history and identities shape how I move through the world. So here’s a little more about me.

Originally from a small town in Virginia, I have an up close and personal understanding of religious trauma in rural communities, particularly in the South. I know what it is like to call a place home even when it rejects you.

I received my BA in Psychology from Macalester College and an MA in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. I then worked as a therapist in community mental health settings before returning to school and earning an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northeastern Illinois University. In between, I spent several years tending to my own experience of so-called disability and mental illness, and I bring to my work a lived understanding of what it is to struggle with parts of one’s own mind.

Outside of sessions, I enjoy reading, D&D and spending time with my pets. My favorite season in Chicago is summer despite the heat, and my favorite local shop is Wolfbait & B-Girls in Logan Square.