My passion for this work is shaped not only by my training, but by my own life journey. I became a mother at a young age, learning early what it meant to hold responsibility, love, and uncertainty all at once. Later, in middle adulthood, I faced a cancer diagnosis — an experience that reshaped my understanding of strength, vulnerability, and what it means to navigate life’s unexpected transitions.
Balancing parenthood with my own healing taught me:
how quickly life can shift and how deeply those shifts affect our emotional world
what it feels like to hold fear and hope at the same time
how trauma can settle into the body and show up in unexpected ways
the importance of compassion, grounding, and having a safe place to land
These experiences didn’t just challenge me — they shaped me. They taught me resilience, softness, and the value of creating spaces where people don’t have to be “strong” all the time. Today, they inform the way I show up as a therapist: steady, empathetic, and deeply respectful of the courage it takes to heal while still living, caring for others, and moving through the unknown.