A little about me…

I received my Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling from Naropa University in 2026. Before that, I received my B.A. in Psychology and Hispanic Studies from Dartmouth College in 2021.

My path into counseling hasn’t been entirely linear. During my undergraduate studies, I found myself both drawn to and questioning traditional psychological frameworks. While I valued what psychology offered, I often felt that strictly scientific approaches didn’t fully capture the vitality and complexity of human experience. When I took a course in Tibetan Buddhism toward the end of college, it introduced me to a different way of understanding the mind, one that felt more experiential and aligned with how people actually live and suffer. That perspective ultimately led me to Naropa, where I’ve been able to integrate contemplative teachings with modern psychotherapy.

Between college and graduate school, I spent two years working as a preschool teacher at a Waldorf-inspired school near Seattle. That experience fostered my love of working with children and gave me a strong appreciation for creativity, imagination, and the emotional worlds of young people. It continues to inform how I show up as a therapist in my work with children and families.

When I’m not in the therapist’s seat, I enjoy making new recipes, watching films, and crocheting.

My approach

I approach therapy through a trauma-informed, mindfulness-based lens. My work is grounded in the understanding that our experiences can shape how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world. Therapy can be a space to process those experiences and move towards new ways of being.

Given my contemplative training, I bring an emphasis on awareness, presence, and compassion into the therapeutic relationship. To me, contemplative psychotherapy isn’t about adopting any particular belief system, it’s about slowing down enough to truly notice what’s happening in your inner world, and learning how to relate to it with more curiosity and less judgment.

Overall, across the ages I work with, I see the strength of the therapeutic relationship as the most important factor for therapy to be effective. I don’t see myself as the expert on your life, or someone here to hand you the “right” answers (I truly don’t believe anyone can know the exact right path for someone else). Instead, I think of therapy as something we co-create. Yes, sometimes I’ll integrate somatic exercises, grounding practices, expressive arts, EMDR, etc., but overall, I believe that my role is to listen closely and stay alongside you as you sort through what feels confusing, stuck, or painful, trusting that you already carry an innate sense of what’s true for you and what you need.