Handle life’s uncertainty.
Live the life you imagine.
Spark your joy and creativity.
Understanding yourself takes patience and compassion. You can create a life for yourself that is vibrant, aligned with your values, and filled with deep connections to others. There are so many ways to learn how to handle what life throws at you.
BIG NEWS! In January 2026 I’ll be teaching Improv for Anxiety online!
Feeling confused, enraged, or anxious in our increasingly frenzied world?
When we become overwhelmed by our feelings - anger, fear, sadness - we may feel cut off, like something is missing, or as if we are just going through the motions and feeling disconnected or “numbed out”. Recovery from chronic stress/complex trauma means understanding past experiences while developing the skills to live in the present. Mindfulness-based experiential practices help us nurture self-acceptance, a sense of safety and calm so we can explore unhealthy patterns and reactions from long ago that keep showing up in our relationships.
Mind Body Connection
Having trouble sleeping? Frustrated by chronic pain? Stress shows up in your bodily sensations and in your attitudes about yourself and the world around you. If untreated, these symptoms may wire themselves into our nervous systems and become routine. I can show you how to manage your emotional and physical symptoms using your body's own internal resources.
Purpose and Meaning
Life's BIG questions: What is my purpose? Is this the life I want? Am I the best version of myself? I can collaborate with you to achieve your goal of living a healthier life, filled with deep connections to others, explore paths to fulfillment, and to understand yourself and your place in an increasingly complex world. Take the leap and reach out today!
I am licensed by the state of Ohio, earned an M.A. degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and am a member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and the Jewish Therapist Collective. I'm also a certified End-of-Life/Death Doula, and have received additional training in Jungian psychotherapy.
Personal growth and change are possible. Let’s work together.
Helping people find purpose and meaning in their lives is the foundation of my approach to psychotherapy. My specialized training is spread across broad areas of emotional well-being: creativity and joy; existential dread, melancholy and loss; and helping people who’ve experienced developmental trauma. If you grew up in a home where there was abuse, addiction, and violence, I am here to help you discover your strengths and resilience using effective, evidence-based techniques.
I offer in-person sessions at my office in Sylvania, Ohio and via teletherapy. I schedule sessions with clients Monday through Saturday in the mornings, afternoons and evenings and I am accepting new clients. I offer 15-minute phone consultations to see if we might be a good fit to work together.
My therapeutic framework includes a range of approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, among others. For complex, developmental, relational, and attachment trauma, I draw heavily from the research by Dr. Arielle Schwartz, Dr. Janina Fisher, Dr. Diana Fosha, and Dr. Ingrid Clayton. In my existential approach, I use a combination of Dr. Emmy van Duerzen’s work and Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy.
I understand that finding a therapist you click with can be tricky, so if you’d like to get a better feel for who I am, and what motivates me, you might want to poke around on this website. Or If you’d like to work with me, but you’re uninsured, or underinsured, please consider joining Open Path and working with me through their organization.