I'm a Southern California native, with ties to the South and now settled in the DMV area. I am a Howard University alum with a Master's in Social Work. I have been in private practice for the last 10 years working with individuals from marginalized communities that have experienced relational trauma across the life span that has impacted how they take care of themselves and their relationships.

As a child, like so many of the clients I see, I learned to go along to get along and not to make waves. I did that for so long well into adulthood, unable to disentangle different parts of myself from the past. I have been fortunate enough to find supportive and trusted guides along the way from all walks of life. 

Healing can come in so many different ways, and I hope to offer a therapeutic relationship to the clients who choose me to accompany them on their own journey. On this journey, you can expect to explore all of the ways they would like to be supported, to make room for all parts of you to feel at home and create the missing experience you so longed for back there, back then.

Doing the work of healing past relational wounds is often not a linear process and can come with challenges and painful emotions. Ensuring that clients are resourced and stable enough, allows for a greater capacity and willingness to engage in deeper work.

Therapy is a partnership, and requires each person to be taking care of themselves. I engage in my own self-care, personal therapy and clinical supervision.  I am human too and do not present as a blank slate. I strive to bring my full self to the therapy and will offer personal disclosures, only if it is therapeutically beneficial. Just like any relationship, there may be a rupture, and part of the therapy is working through these moments, that can be a safe way to practice outside of therapy.

Seeking help and support through therapy can feel a bit awkward or scary at first, but it can be a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can explore the places where you get stuck, gain insight from patterns in your behavior and make the changes necessary to have the life you desire.