Working With Me

What Empower means to me: To me, empowerment means being able to give something the best chance you’ve got, no matter the result. It’s being able to see every effort as meaningful,  and recognize that every experience is an opportunity to grow.

My Philosophy: “Time stops for no one’s misery” is something I’ve followed throughout my journey, not to try and minimize pain, but because it acknowledges reality while still honoring suffering. For me, this perspective is about empowerment rather than dismissal: recognizing that even in moments of grief, trauma, or despair, time continues, and with it comes opportunities for choice, meaning, and self-compassion. It’s a reminder that moving forward doesn’t require being healed, only being willing to live alongside what hurts as we continue throughout our days.

What sessions with me look like: Whether you’re beginning therapy for the first time, or restarting your journey with me, this process will be met with compassion and a drive to understand who you are. In our sessions, we will work towards creating a safe space for you to express yourself in all forms of vulnerability. At your pace, we will explore the different facets of your identity and what experiences made you the person that you are today. We will work together to learn new socio-emotional skills that can be used both inside and outside of session to manage everyday challenges in life. Together, we will be able to find clarity around patterns and emotions that you want to explore, in order to work towards strengthening the parts of yourself that feel most authentic to you.