About

I work with children and their families, specializing in the early childhood years and life transitions. In all my work, I believe that the most important relationship in life is the one we share with our caregivers. Using this attachment lens, I work with children and families collaboratively to establish a sense of safety, love, and support that they can continue to nourish outside the therapy space. I believe that children are inherently resilient, and it is my ambition to help each individual access that resilience despite challenging life events. A key philosophy that I adhere to in my work with parents (and in my own life) is the idea of “Good Enough” parenting; that there is no such thing as a perfect parent, and to encourage parents to find compassion and forgiveness for themselves as the protectors of their tiny humans. 

 Having worked with many populations, I always open the therapeutic space to talk about issues of race, culture, and social justice. These themes are not only important for older children and parents, but for young children as well. I work with my clients from a strengths-based perspective and am honored to be part of my clients’ journeys toward growth and self-expression. 

Experience

 Before beginning my solo practice, I worked for a group private practice providing individual child and family therapy. Prior to my private practice work, I worked for several years in a therapeutic nursery program at the Lourie Center for children ages 3 to 6 who struggled with behavioral challenges, developmental delays, anxiety, or trauma-related disorders. In individual and classroom settings, I helped foster children’s social and emotional development through play, art, mindfulness, collaborative activities, and bibliotherapy. I continue my child therapy work in the Parent and Child Clinical Services Program at the Lourie Center in addition to my private practice. I previously worked in Chicago with children and families involved in the child welfare system, doing home-based therapy. In addition to child and parent dyadic therapy, I have experience with child and adult group therapy, psychoeducation, substance abuse treatment, individual adult therapy, and individual therapy for children ages 3-12. I also possess a background in child development research and social psychology.