We offer a range of solutions designed to meet your needs—whether you're just getting started or scaling something bigger. Everything is tailored to help yI work with individuals age 16 and older. I tend to work best with people who are willing to look beneath the surface and think deeply about themselves and their experiences. Many of my clients are thoughtful, analytical, curious, or high-achieving people who are used to thinking carefully about the world around them.

I don’t require you to have everything figured out before you come in. Curiosity about yourself goes a long way.ou move forward with clarity and confidence.

I work with clients around trauma and relational patterns, spiritual and religious harm, high-control family or religious environments, major life transitions, identity, grief, relationships, boundaries, emotional regulation, women's mental health, and other experiences that can leave you questioning yourself or the direction your life is taking.

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I want to understand the whole story. I want to know about your family, your relationships, the experiences that shaped you, the beliefs you formed along the way, and the ways you’ve learned to cope with the world around you. 

Piece by piece, I’m building a picture of who you are. Why do you do what you do? What do you believe about yourself and other people? Where did those beliefs come from? What are you trying to accomplish, and is the way you’re approaching it actually taking you in that direction?

Sometimes people come to therapy knowing exactly what they want but feeling like they can’t get there. Sometimes they know something needs to change but can’t quite name what they’re reaching for yet. A lot of my work is helping clients figure that out. 

Once I have a good sense of who you are, what you want, what you believe, and what has helped you survive so far, I have a much better map to work from. From there, we can figure out what needs to change and what might help you get where you want to go. I don’t believe in forcing everyone through the same therapeutic process. Therapy should fit the person sitting in front of me.

Trauma can shape the way we understand ourselves, other people, and the world around us. I try to keep that context in mind rather than making quick judgments about why someone thinks, feels, or behaves the way they do.

You are in the driver’s seat. We move at a pace that feels manageable, and we pay attention to what your nervous system, emotions, and body are telling us along the way.

We also spend time understanding the coping strategies that helped you at one point in your life but may be causing problems now. Those responses usually made sense for a reason. Together, we can figure out what they were protecting you from, what they are doing for you now, and what you may want to do differently.

A big part of that work is building your ability to stay present with uncomfortable emotions without immediately needing to escape, shut down, or react.

I draw from a number of therapeutic approaches rather than following one model with every client.

My work is grounded primarily in person-centered, narrative, and strengths-based therapy. Depending on the person and what we're working on, I may also draw from psychodynamic, somatic, IFS, CBT, DBT, existential, Socratic, and solutions-focused approaches.

Your history, personality, goals, strengths, and needs all matter. I want the therapy to make sense for you rather than trying to make you fit a particular model.

Yes. The church has been a source of love, community, meaning, and belonging for many people. It has also been a source of deep pain for others. Sometimes those two things exist at the same time, which can make leaving or rethinking your beliefs incredibly complicated.

People leaving high-control religious environments may find themselves grieving their community, questioning beliefs they once built their lives around, realizing how little room they had for boundaries or individuality, or wondering who they are without the structure they grew up with.

I offer a judgment-free place to work through that process. We can make room for the grief, anger, confusion, and fear while you sort through what you want to keep, what you want to leave behind, and what you want your life to look like now.

That work can include learning to set boundaries, rebuilding trust in yourself, finding new community, and figuring out how to move through the world when so much of what once felt certain has changed.

I do offer couples counseling, but I keep my couples caseload very small because couples work requires a great deal of time and attention. I work with one couple at a time.

I'm generally looking for couples who still want to understand each other, work on the relationship, and figure out what needs to change. Couples counseling is not a good fit when there is abuse, coercive control, or when one or both partners are not willing to participate in the work.

Couples counseling is self-pay only at $225 per hour. When appropriate, I prefer two-hour sessions so we have enough time to slow down and really work through what's happening.

Yes. Telehealth is available throughout North Carolina.

I want you to be comfortable during our sessions, so you can meet with me from wherever you can speak privately and without interruption. That might be your home, your office, your car, or even while you’re taking a walk somewhere quiet.

Public spaces can create privacy and confidentiality concerns, though, so I wouldn’t recommend joining from somewhere crowded.

In-person office
Sessions are held in a private counseling office inside Huntersville United Methodist Church. Counseling is confidential and independent of the church; the practice is not affiliated with the church’s pastoral or religious services.

In-person counseling is available in Huntersville, NC, serving clients from Charlotte, Cornelius, Davidson, Mooresville, the Lake Norman area, and surrounding communities.

Telehealth
Telehealth is available throughout North Carolina.

I currently accept Aetna and select Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. Coverage varies by plan, so I recommend checking your benefits before scheduling.

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We’ll start with a few practical things: privacy, confidentiality and its limits, session length, and the cancellation and no-show policy. I also want you to know from the beginning that this is your time. You can come in with something specific you want to talk about, or you can tell me you have no idea where to start. I always have about 10,000 questions, so we’ll figure it out.

You’ll also have plenty of opportunity to ask me questions and get a feel for whether I’m someone you’d like to work with.

Because of insurance requirements, the first session also has to function as an intake, which means we’ll need to cover some specific questions that can make the conversation feel a little more structured than a typical session. I warn people about that ahead of time because sometimes we might need to cut a conversation short so we can get through the questions.

At some point, I’ll ask the question I usually start with: “So, what brought you to therapy now?” and we’ll go from there.

I want you to feel comfortable with me. Clients often describe me as warm, empathetic, and curious, and I genuinely value the trust involved in telling me your story.

I want to be in your corner. Nobody is going to cheer for you harder than I will. I'll ask questions, challenge you when it seems useful, help you notice things you may not have noticed on your own, and celebrate the changes that move you toward the life you actually want.

Therapy is collaborative, and I want you to feel like we’re working on this together.

My practice is designed for outpatient therapy and isn’t appropriate for people who need crisis or acute psychiatric care.

That depends on you and what you’re working toward. I don’t believe therapy has to follow a predetermined timeline, and I also don’t expect meaningful work to happen overnight.

I generally expect that we’ll work together for at least a year. It takes time to really get to know someone, and once we start pulling on a thread, we often find that it’s connected to three others.

Eventually, we’ll look at whether you feel you’ve reached the goals you came in with, whether you’re ready to move forward on your own, and what feels right for you. When that day comes, we’ll celebrate it. And if life changes later and you need some extra support again, you can come back.

My practice is focused on outpatient therapy rather than crisis or acute psychiatric care. If you are experiencing an immediate safety concern or psychiatric emergency, a higher level of support may be more appropriate.

For immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. For crisis support, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.