Therapy in St. Louis,
Missouri & Idaho

I provide therapy for adults in St. Louis, Missouri (in-person) and throughout Idaho and Missouri via telehealth, with a focus on: Anxiety — particularly for people who appear capable and put-together on the outside but are exhausted by constant worry, overthinking, and self-doubt on the inside. Burnout — for high-achieving professionals, healthcare workers, and caregivers who have been running on empty for too long. As a fellow healthcare professional, I have a specific understanding of compassion fatigue, the emotional toll of helping professions, and what it actually takes to recover. Childhood trauma and relationship patterns — including the long-term impact of growing up in unpredictable or emotionally unavailable households, toxic relationship patterns, narcissistic abuse, and domestic violence. Life stressors with emotional weight — divorce, custody stress, caregiver burnout for aging parents, and the pressure of high-demand careers.

My approach is integrative and strengths-based, meaning I draw from multiple evidence-based methods depending on what you're working on and what fits how you think and process: ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) — particularly effective for anxiety and burnout, helping you change your relationship with difficult thoughts rather than fighting them. Relational Therapy and Motivational Interviewing — woven throughout, supporting the therapeutic relationship and helping you clarify what you actually want to change. CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) — a structured, evidence-based approach for trauma and PTSD, including childhood trauma and abuse. DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) — useful for emotional regulation, relationship patterns, and distress tolerance. Typically, I apply DBT and CPT flexibly rather than rigidly. What matters is that the approach fits you, not the other way around.

I work with adults of all genders. While some of the language on this site may resonate more immediately with women, particularly around people-pleasing, perfectionism, and caregiver roles, the experiences I specialize in aren't gender-specific. Men come to therapy for anxiety, burnout, toxic relationships and abuse, and the effects of difficult childhoods too. They're often just less likely to have been told it's an option, or to have felt like therapy spaces were designed with them in mind.

Before we meet, I’ll go over the intake paperwork you’ve filled out to get an idea of topics we might explore. At the beginning, we’ll cover practice policies, confidentiality, and other basics. I like to learn about your background and current challenges, but most of all, I want to create a comfortable space and build a good connection.

You can discuss any topic, no matter how difficult or sensitive. Whether your thoughts relate to sex, suicidal ideation, personal identity, or political views, I encourage openness. If it's important to you, it's important to me.

If therapy hasn't felt helpful in the past, you're not alone. It doesn't mean therapy can't work for you. A lot of people who eventually find real benefit from therapy had at least one experience that felt like a poor fit, surface-level, or even harmful. The therapeutic relationship is one of the strongest predictors of whether therapy actually helps. Approach and personality matter enormously. You should feel safe, seen, and appropriately challenged. Finding the right therapist is a little like dating; you won't know until you have a conversation and maybe even meet. That's exactly what the free consultation is for. No commitment, no pressure. Just a chance to see if this feels different.

Faith, spirituality, and religious background are a natural part of who many people are, and they're welcome in our work together. I've worked with clients across a range of religious backgrounds, including those deeply committed to their faith and those who identify as agnostic or atheist. While I don't practice a religion myself, I work within whatever framework is meaningful to you. Your beliefs won't be challenged or minimized here. They're part of your story, and I treat them that way.