I began my career as a psychotherapist working in a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy program.  Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, or “DBT”, is a therapeutic intervention that combines the idea of Mindfulness (that is, paying attention in the present moment) with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a warm, egalitarian relationship between client and therapist.  DBT continues to be at the foundation of my approach to healing.

I am also an EMDR practitioner and I combine EMDR with an Ego-States approach to therapy that I find to be extremely effective for people who have Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or attachment wounds. 

In addition to these conventional approaches to psychotherapy, I am a trained astrologer, and I have found that working with archetypes and an awareness of the natal chart can be helpful.  I am happy to include astrological chart work in the therapeutic process if this is of interest to you. Dreamwork can be a powerful addition to therapy, and I encourage my clients to pay attention to their dreams and use them as guidance for healing and change.

I specialize in working with people who have complex trauma, but I enjoy working with any person who is at a change point in their life and looking for support to take the next step on a complicated path.  I also provide couples counseling and family work.  

I have a BA in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic, an MA in Teaching from Columbia University and an MSW from the University of Vermont.  I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the States of Vermont and New Hampshire.  License number NH 1822, VT 089.0134159.