Clients often tell me they feel grounded and safe in our work together—like they can finally exhale and be real, without fear of judgment.

About Me

Our work will feel warm, collaborative, and steady—but also focused and intentional. This isn’t just a place to feel better. It’s a space to go deeper, shift long-held patterns, and begin to relate to yourself and others in a new way.

You won’t be asked to “just talk” or figure it out alone. We’ll be paying close attention to what’s underneath your patterns, and how healing happens in real time—between us, not just inside you.

I’m a relational EMDR therapist based in Vermont, and I work with individuals, couples, and families who are tired of managing everything alone. My clients often feel successful on the outside but privately overwhelmed on the inside. They’re craving deeper connection, but fear that vulnerability will cost them too much. Together, we explore what’s underneath those patterns—and gently shift them in real time.

You don’t need to be in crisis to deserve support. You don’t have to be falling apart to want something more for yourself and your relationships.

My approach is rooted in relational EMDR therapy, an attachment-focused, body-aware method that helps you heal not just from what happened—but from what didn’t happen when you needed safety, comfort, or repair.

This work is collaborative and deeply attuned. We’ll explore how your past shows up in your present, without rehashing trauma or rushing your nervous system. I’m not here to fix you—I’m here to help you get curious, and to hold space while you reconnect with your sense of self and the people who matter most.

I’ve been mentored by Deany Laliotis, the developer of Relational EMDR Therapy, who trained directly under Francine Shapiro, the founder of EMDR. I’m proud to carry that lineage forward as a Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and faculty member at The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy.

I’m a lifelong Vermonter—with a short detour to the South, where I earned my MSW from Winthrop University in South Carolina.

I came back to Vermont with a passion to serve the communities that shaped me.

My roots in attachment work run deep. I began my career working with children in residential care with attachment disorders, moved into supporting adults with substance use struggles, and now specialize in working with people who want to heal relational patterns and reconnect with themselves and the people they love.

Outside of the therapy room, I’m a mother, a Type 1 diabetic, a community builder, and a lifelong learner. I juggle multiple roles (like many of my clients) and know that the sweet spot in life isn’t perfection—it’s progress, presence, and connection.

"In my practice and in my life, I return to three things:
Progress over perfection. Connection over control. Curiosity over judgment.
They shape how I sit with clients, how I move through my own growth, and how I hold space for what’s possible."

I'm all about

Strong coffee, deep conversations, Vermont woods, saying what’s real, showing up fully, letting things be messy, community over isolation, learning with my clients, authenticity over polish.

I'm not about

Pretending to have it all together, small talk when depth is needed, quick fixes, toxic positivity, shrinking your needs, rushing the process, therapist neutrality when compassion is needed, shaming survival strategies, turning away from what’s real.

WE MAY BE

The perfect

fit

if...

You’ve done therapy before but still feel stuck in the same emotional or relational patterns.
You’re open to exploring how your past affects your present—even if you don’t know where it will lead.
You want therapy that focuses on felt experience, not just retelling your story.
You’re looking for something deeper than coping skills—a way to shift what’s underneath, not just manage it.

WANT TO KNOW HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

Here's how I can help

I help individuals, couples, and families who feel stuck in familiar emotional patterns—shutting down, reacting quickly, or struggling to feel truly connected. You may look like you’re managing on the outside, but inside, it’s a different story.

Using relational EMDR therapy, we work together to understand how your past experiences are showing up in your present relationships—and begin to shift them gently, from the inside out. This isn’t about retelling your trauma or rehashing your story. It’s about tuning into your felt experience and creating new ways of being, in real time, with someone who’s fully with you in it.

Together, we’ll work toward more ease in your body, more clarity in your relationships, and a deeper sense of self-trust.

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