My most important task is showing you I'm genuinely invested in you getting better and I fully accept you as you are. When you feel that to be true, then you can really trust me and we can do really good work. I do this by trusting you to accept me - because in therapy I am real and myself. This has to happen at it's own pace, but it's the bedrock of successful therapy.Imagine how relieving and healing it would be to let it all go, take off the mask, and just be yourself. What would you tell me if you knew I wouldn't judge you? What will you be willing to change knowing you really trusted me to be there with you along the way?When this happens we might learn some new techniques, discuss philosophy, learn to change your relationship to yourself, nurture what electrifies you, etc. I will know how to treat you because you’ll feel safe enough to let my expertise guide you.With time and practice, this collaborative caring process becomes routine. Then you'll take the routine on with you into the rest of your life and thrive. I know if you are looking for meaning, belonging, and security in your life that I can help.
Therapist and therapy in person or virtual located in Greensboro North Carolina.
About Me
Professional background
Background:
-Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of North Carolina
-MSW, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2019
-BA, Global Studies, Warren-Wilson College, 2010Therapy Experience:
Before professional counseling, I spent several years leading young adult groups in the backcountry for the National Park Service. In graduate school, I interned as a school social worker for the Wake County Public school system, and I worked at the Evergreen Community Mental Health Clinic on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill as an outpatient therapist. Since graduating in 2019, I have been an outpatient mental health therapist; first, with Essential CTS in Durham NC for 2 years, then, in private practice since November of 2021. I am a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. I am a fully Licensed Clinical Social Worker (License #C015472).
Therapist and therapy in person or virtual located in Greensboro North Carolina.
About Me
Expertise and Services
I work with adolescents and adults ages ~16 and up.I have expertise in treating the following issues:
Autism
ADHD
Disordered Eating
Depression
Anxiety
Couples Counseling
Climate Change Anxiety
Grief
Existentialism/Nihilism
Men's Issues
New and Expecting FathersI'm trained in and use the following therapeutic modalities:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Self-Compassion Therapy
Polyvegal Therapy
Intuitive Eating
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Mindfulness Practices
Therapist and therapy in person or virtual located in Greensboro North Carolina.
About Me
My Approach
For treatment specific questions, please reach out to me for a free consultation.I find what helps the most at first usually involves changing the way someone relates to what is hurting them. This may include some combination of radical acceptance, growing nonjudgmental and curious awareness, inner compassion, better understanding the past, and understanding the science behind how our body interacts with our minds. While this is very over simplified, it is a potent combination that can be tailored to each individual.We hurt where we care. Difficult internal experiences, although hurtful, are there to guide us to a life of meaning, belonging, and security. To be frightened of, ashamed of, or to yell at yourself about your ills makes living the life we hope for nearly impossible.I believe firmly you are fundamentally good and doing your best. Sometimes we and/or the world can be so hard on us it feels like we can do nothing right and we belong at the bottom of a well. To change that, I want to know who you are when you are not believing there is anything fundamentally wrong with you. What makes you feel most alive? Once we know this, we know which direction to get you walking.While, there is much we can and need to change within, I think that it is crucial to understand and wrestle with the immense impact of external systems—economic, political, cultural—in our lives. It is liberating and empowering to clearly see that what ails us is often not our fault and not asked for.
Therapist and therapy in person or virtual located in Greensboro North Carolina.
Fees
Fees (out of pocket):
Individual Session: $120
Couples Session: $150Insurance:
You can use your out-of-network benefits with me. Depending on your out-of-network benefits, it is possible to be reimbursed anywhere from $40 to $60 for each session. All of what you pay me should be applied to your deductible even if there is no reimbursement. I can not guarantee what you might be reimbursed, but you can verify your benefits with your insurer before we start.I am not in network with any insurance company.I will help guide you file your out-of-network claims.You can pay using HSA cards.I cannot work with someone wanting to use Medicaid or Medicare at this time.Sliding Scale Offerings:I offer sliding scale slots in my caseload when available. If you are considering asking for a reduced fee please review the following:If the below is you, please pay the full rate and I invite you to sponsor all or a portion of a sliding scale spot for someone who is in financial need.I could comfortably pay the top rate for any of these services without thinking twice about it.If the below is you, please pay at the full rate.I am generally able to meet all of my core needs as well as those of my dependents, if applicable. I am able to spend money on non-essentials occasionally and/or with a bit of re-budgeting.I am able to meet my needs and the needs of my dependents, if applicable. I can spend on non-essentials on a regular basis.I can meet my needs and those of my dependents, if applicable. I comfortably spend on non-essentials. I own assets, have savings, and/or have investments.If the below is you, please get in touch with me, and we can discuss options.I am consistently at risk of not meeting my basic needs such as food, shelter, transportation, bills, etc and those of my dependents (if applicable), or I experience frequent disruptions to my financial stability.*sliding scale discernment considerations adapted from Elinor Predota
Therapist and therapy in person or virtual located in Greensboro North Carolina.
Contact
The most important factor for successful therapeutic outcomes is how well you get along with your therapist.Let's start with a quick phone call to get a sense of each other!Sessions in Greensboro or virtually.Availability: Mondays through Thursdays 5pm - 7pm
Therapist and therapy in person or virtual located in Greensboro North Carolina.