About

I have experience with a variety of psychological theories and treatment approaches and interventions. However, my personal orientation and approach is primarily grounded in cognitive-behavioral theory and conceptualization, as well as drawing on psychoanalytic  principles and processes. Interpersonally, people describe me as calm, warm, empathic, and genuine. I strive to develop trust with my clients and work collaboratively with them on identifying and attaining SMART treatment goals. I am committed to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism, and I am guided by the principles of evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP), integrating the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences (https://www.apa.org/practice/resources/evidence). 

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I work primarily with older adolescents and adults and have substantial experience working with military veterans and active-duty service members. Prior to starting my independent practice, I provided psychological assessment and psychotherapy in various mental health care settings and levels of care, including a university psychology clinic, outpatient trauma recovery clinic, outpatient substance use treatment clinic, private group practice providing comprehensive dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), residential OCD and anxiety treatment center, residential addiction treatment program, and a large federal health care center.