I’m a single parent who learned early on how to balance school, work, and parenting… often all at the same time. I remember writing papers late at night after my child had fallen asleep, sometimes finishing assignments while they slept in my lap. Those years shaped not just how I work, but how I understand effort, exhaustion, commitment, and what clinicians are actually carrying behind the scenes.

I knew early on that I would move into private practice. After graduating, I worked at a nonprofit while slowly building my own practice on the side — learning in real time what it meant to hold clients, systems, finances, and responsibility all at once. Private practice isn’t something I fell into; it’s something I planned for, built toward, and continue to advocate for as a viable, values-aligned option for clinicians.

After graduation, I taught as an adjunct professor in a graduate-level counseling program, which confirmed what I already knew — while I love my clinical work, I’m deeply drawn to supporting clinicians as they move from training into practice with more clarity and less unnecessary struggle. I believe in making the path clearer to navigate, whether through teaching, mentoring, private practice trainings, or supervision. For me, supervision is a place to come back to during uncertainty, self-doubt, questions, and growth, while also making space to celebrate the moments that remind you why you chose this work and that you’re doing better than you think.