About Me
This Work is Personal, and It’s Powerful.
I’m a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with over 10 years of experience—but more than that, I’m someone who knows what it’s like to project strength while struggling quietly.
For nearly 20 years, I’ve helped people navigate life’s inner terrain—healing from trauma, managing anxiety and depression, or seeking clarity through spiritual and somatic reflection.
After years in high-volume therapy settings, I began to feel misaligned. I saw the cracks in systems that rushed people through their healing. What I wanted—what I knew clients needed—was more presence. More connection. More depth.
That’s why I created Trailhead Holistic Counseling: to offer something slower, more intuitive, more human. A space to truly land in yourself.
Before Becoming a Therapist…
I studied anthropology—which deeply shapes how I understand healing. Across cultures, healing was never just clinical—it was creative, spiritual, embodied. It was connected to nature, community, and ritual.
That lineage still speaks to me.
While I don’t practice shamanic healing formally, I’m inspired by traditions that honor the full self—body, mind, soul, and shadow. I believe healing is less about fixing and more about remembering: your rhythm, your wholeness, your connection to the world around you.
Outside the therapy room, you’ll find me in bookstores, digging through record bins, photographing quiet corners of nature, or rewatching Star Wars (again). I find peace on the trail, joy in movement, and occasional heartbreak as a lifelong Cubs fan.
These aren’t just hobbies—they’re the ways I reconnect with myself. And that’s the kind of healing I support: real, embodied, imperfect, and whole.