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From a young age, I knew I was different. I’ve always been a highly sensitive person, easily in touch with my emotions and unafraid to express them. My natural inclination for introspection and my deep curiosity about human nature led me to pursue a career as a therapist early on.

ABOUT ME

How I became a therapist.

I grew up in a suburb of Dallas, Texas and moved to Austin to pursue my Bachelors Degree in Psychology The University of Texas. After combatting years of perfectionism I succumbed to burnout and pushed pause on my higher education to work in the corporate world of technology sales. I learned very quickly sales was not for me and I went back to school where I earned my Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Texas State University.

In my young adult life, I navigated relationship challenges that have steered my interests in relational therapy and the effects of betrayal trauma. I, myself, often found it difficult to find therapists who considered betrayal as a type of traumatic experience. After sessions, I was often left feeling like something was wrong with me for struggling to recover from the betrayal I experienced.

Through my own pursuit of healing, I discovered the impact betrayal can have on a person and a relationship. Once I was able to seek out the type of therapists who would acknowledge my experience and how it altered my belief systems, the real work could begin. From my experience as a client, I found my relationship with my therapist to be one of the most impactful parts of my healing. I was able to practice rebuilding my ability to trust in the space they provided. I also found EMDR to be transformative in my trauma healing.

LPC-Associate, License # 95005

Supervised by Ilyse Kennedy, License #78789