I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker with the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Social Workers (C008767) and have been fully licensed since 2014. I earned my Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010. I have a professional background working in community mental health and hospice homecare.
As a clinician, the main two lenses I utilize in my practice are Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I have completed a certification in DBT through Behavioral Tech, as well as training on ACT through PESI. I have also completed training on Internal Family Systems (IFS) through PESI and I completed an Essentials of IFS training program in 6/2023 and recently have been incorporating more IFS-informed practices into my clinical work.
I encourage people to exercise their agency and recognize the impact external factors have on mental health, including structural inequity. I am an LGBTQ+ identifying and affirming clinician. As a cisgender person, I am actively educating myself on how to better support transgender and non-binary clients. As a white person, I am educating myself on systematic and structural racism, intergenerational trauma, and how to better support clients of color.
When I'm not working, I enjoy yoga, listening to podcasts, and spending time with my family, ideally outside in water.
