Since adolescence, I have been passionate about social justice and ending violence against women.  My social work career began when I started volunteering on a domestic violence hotline in college.  Today, I have over 20 years of experience as a Therapist, Group Facilitator, and Clinical Supervisor.  I have a gift for listening, compassionate truth-telling, and helping my clients to find their voice and stand in their power.  

As a social worker, I led a welfare-to-work program for 11 years, and learned to strike just the right balance between accountability and support.  In my private practice, I guide introverts to find connection, help fat folks learn to make peace with their bodies, and help my clients finally get a turn and learn how to receive.

After an unhealthy relationship in my 20’s, I swore off dating and was single for over a decade.  I was angry at sexism and fat oppression, and I was lonely.  I found myself giving too much in relationships and then feeling resentful.

I realized that I had some healing to do, and turned to counseling for help.  I learned to make peace with the body I’m in, and started exercising again from a place of self-love.  Today, I am both fat and fit, and a competitive open water swimmer.  I learned about attachment, and how early templates of self-sufficiency had me avoiding the intimacy I craved.  I learned how to set better boundaries, make requests, and to receive. Today, I have deeply satisfying friendships, and I have been in a healthy intimate partnership for over a decade.

There was a time when I believed I could never find a partner, and that my marginalized identities meant I’d always live a truncated life.  Today I am dedicated to helping my clients break through similar limiting beliefs.