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Specialization
- Anxiety, Depression
- Autism, ADHD, AuDHD, learning disabilities, acquired neurodivergence, late-identified neurodivergence
- Complex Trauma and PTSD
- High-masking individuals
- LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized identities
- Medical trauma
- Mixed neurotype couples and families
- Neurodivergent burnout prevention & recovery
- Neurodivergent parents
- Physical disabilities, chronic illness, chronic pain
- Perimenopause, menopause and PMDD
- Parenting neurodivergent children and children with chronic medical conditions (including adult children)
- PDA (Persistent Drive for Autonomy, sometimes called Pathological Demand Avoidance)
- Therapy for therapists, helpers and activists
I work with teens, adults, couples, families, and co-parents. When working with kids, I often spend as much time supporting parents as I do supporting the child. Rather than focusing on achieving compliance or reward-and-punishment systems, I help families understand behavior through the lenses of development, attachment, and the nervous system to support strengthening of connection and/or re-connection after rupture in order to build more peaceful, less reactive emotional and physiological states, and relationships that feel safer and more sustainable.
My Expertise and Experience
- 25+ years as a licensed social worker supporting children, adolescents, adults, couples, parents, families, and groups in a variety of settings.
- Specialized experience and training in developmental pediatrics, autism, ADHD, intellectual and developmental disabilities, pediatric and perinatal psychiatry, and integrated behavioral healthcare.
- Advanced training in Somatic Experiencing® , executive function coaching, and neurodivergent-affirming care
- Certified Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, EMDR-trained, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Inference-based CBT (I-CBT) for OCD, Collaborative & Proactive Solutions™ & PDA-affirming care.
- Advanced experience in case management and care coordination.
- Former higher education instructor, consultant and trainer for physicians, residents, fellows, graduate students, and mental health professionals on neuroaffirming care, care coordination, trauma and disability justice-informed care.
- Fellow neurofestive (!) human; bio parent, adoptive parent, partner, amateur comedian…
- SPINs: Dogs (but I don’t hate cats!); small woodland creatures; laughter; comfortable socks and shoes ( often at the same time); stretching and yoga, researching and talking about all things neurodivergence, trauma and social justice movements; music, film and tv; beaches and forests, camping, being outside.
My Story
Much of my adult life has been spent learning through service to others as a social worker with community nonprofits, schools, integrated healthcare, developmental pediatrics, and psychiatry. But the most important education came from my own lived experience.
I have navigated invisible disability, chronic pain, medical trauma, complex PTSD, and the particular challenges of being a neurodivergent parent. Mid-career and mid-life, I discovered my own neurodivergent identity—which recontextualized everything I thought I understood about myself and the world and changed how I understood and ultimately relate to my clients.
My lived experience is foundational to my work. I don’t just know intellectually that there are good reasons people become who they become, feel the way they feel, do the things they do, etc. I know it in my body. I know what it’s like to feel and to be misunderstood or excluded, to be told you’re “too much” or “not enough,” to wonder if you’re broken. And I know what it takes to come back to yourself and feel safe there. This is why I’m committed to creating a space where you can show up exactly as you are, feel genuinely understood, and discover that the ways you’ve adapted make sense. I’ve been there. I get it. And I am here to build a space to support your growth and healing with real understanding, not just clinical knowledge.
How I Work
My work as a therapist is informed by Somatic Experiencing™, EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment theory, mindfulness, and other evidence-informed approaches. But those are tools—not the therapy itself. TBH, the most supportive foundation is the therapeutic relationship we build together. I believe growth and healing happen when people feel emotionally safe enough to be curious about themselves instead of judging themselves. It is SUPER important to me that I build a contained space based on respect, trust, collaboration, and connection. No one should feel like they have to earn acceptance or hide parts of themselves with their therapist!
I also don’t believe therapy has to be serious all the time. The work we do can be incredibly deep, but there should also be room for laughter and moments of joy. When we’re struggling, it’s easy to lose sight of the qualities that make us who we are. I want therapy to be a place where we not only make space for intense difficult emotions, but we also spend time reconnecting with your strengths, values, interests, relationships, communities and the parts of you that have always been there.
I’ve intentionally created a therapeutic space where you can show up exactly as you are. If you need to move, fidget, curl up under a weighted blanket, take breaks, stim, cry, laugh, think out loud, or sit quietly for a while, that’s okay. Communication doesn’t have to look one particular way for therapy to be meaningful. This extends to my virtual spaces as well.
My Fees
I see a small number of clients weekly (no more than 20). To ensure that therapy remains available to those with greater financial barriers, I offer a sliding scale. CURRENTLY (Summer 2026) all my sliding scale spots are filled, however, I do have a wait list.
Individual Therapy
🌼 Standard Rate – $175/60 minutes
This is my full rate, aligned with other therapists in Texas with similar experience, licensure, and training. Paying my full rate also enables me to offer 30% of my sessions at more accessible rates.
🌱 Accessible Rates – $75–$150/ 60 minutes (30% of sessions/week)**
Couples/Family Therapy and Parenting Support
🌼 Standard Rate – $200/60 -75 minutes
This is my full rate, aligned with other therapists in Texas with similar experience, licensure, and training.
🌱 Accessible Rates – $125–$175/ 60 minutes (30% of sessions/week).**
** I utilize Alexis J. Cunningfolks’ “The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice (aka The Green Bottle Method)” to determine these rates. Check with me to see if there are sliding scale spots available.