A Wisconsin native, I have lived in Boston for just over a decade. After serving two years in AmeriCorps, I was drawn to social work as a way to continue direct service within my community. Coming from a small rural town, I have always been driven to learn about other cultures to expand and challenge the worldviews around me. My studies of conflict resolution and global cultures have brought me to Denmark, Ecuador, Mexico, and Ireland, teaching me to bring a sense of flexibility and cultural awareness to my work. I am firmly rooted in values of social justice and acknowledge my privilege as a white, cisgender woman. My clients and I collaborate to share power and create a safe and comfortable therapeutic space to facilitate healing.

As a social worker, I have trained at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, where I offered individual sessions and co-led Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups and got to witness immense change and healing. I also have extensive training in the treatment of trauma and PTSD from my work at McLean Hospital’s outpatient, residential and partial trauma programs. Through my experiences, I have seen an immense need for healing not just the mind, but also the body. Continuously learning, I take courses each year to stay up-to-date on advancements on the treatment of trauma as well as on issues of social and racial justice.

Outside of work, I enjoy traveling, yoga and fitness, being in the ocean, and hanging out with my two cats, Enzo and Ophelia, and rescue pup, Domino.