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"It doesn't matter how the facts occur in life. It matters how they are told."
-Elsa Morante
My story.
Growing up, I moved from Western Canada to England, and then to Houston. This was all before I was a teenager. Those early moves were both disorienting and formative, as anyone who’s faced big life transitions can probably relate to.
Each shift brought new questions about identity, home, and belonging, and these questions didn’t always have clear answers. It also led me to develop a deep curiosity about other people and places.
That curiosity never left me. It became something I carried into every new city I lived in, into my work in the arts, and I still carry it with me in the therapy room today.
It wasn’t until I began therapy myself that I started to truly land in my own life. Therapy gave me a space to stop performing for others and start listening to my own desires, to my discomfort, and to the parts of me I’d pushed aside in the name of being “practical” or “good.”
That experience cracked something open. It gave me the language to name what I was feeling and the courage to wonder what else was possible. I didn’t plan to become a therapist, but I followed that pull toward connection, toward meaning, and toward the kind of conversations that don’t always have neat answers.
I knew right away that this work felt like home.
I’ve always loved stories; how we tell them, how they shape us, and how we can rewrite them in ways that feel more honest and free. That love shows up in my work every day. Whether we’re unpacking your past or making sense of the present, I see therapy as a space where you can bring your whole self, even the parts you’re still figuring out. For me, it isn’t about quick fixing or rushing at the surface, it’s about sitting together with whatever’s true and finding a way forward that is deep and lasting.
When I’m not in the therapy room, I love traveling with my family and friends. I still write about art, wander museums every chance I get, and find inspiration in both the chaos of cities and the quiet of nature.
My training.
I specialize in anxiety, life transitions, and relationship issues, and I am an LGBTQ+ affirming clinician. I especially love working with creatives and anyone drawn to thoughtful self-exploration.
I hold a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, where I graduated with a 4.0 GPA. My training draws on both traditional and innovative approaches, with unique experience in Lacanian psychoanalysis at the New Lacanian School of Québec. I’ve worked in private practice and an intensive outpatient program setting focused on integrative care.
Throughout my career, I’ve presented at clinical conferences in Houston, Montréal, New York City, and Dublin. I’m a member of the Lacanian Compass and have served on the editorial team for The Lacanian Review. I plan to continue my formal training with the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston.
My commitment.
I’m committed to working with you compassionately and without judgment. I’m committed to treating you with the dignity you deserve while exploring your deepest fears, hopes, and desires. I’m committed to building therapeutic rapport to help you find real change in your life.