What was your path to becoming a therapist?

Working as a therapist is my second career. I have my BFA from Massachusetts College of Art; after working in the arts and design world for a few years, I segued to school-based work and research. Helping others and contributing to my community have always been core values. Through my work, connecting with people on an individual level furthered my interests around which factors protect and promote mental health while other elements can hinder and hurt. Much of my early clinical work focused on sexual health and substance abuse. I value individual’s personal narratives, supporting and connecting with community resources, and dismantling the stigma that can surround mental health and treatment. I have worked in hospitals, community health centers, public health clinics, and non-profits and am clinically trained in Advanced-Trauma Focused Therapy for PTSD and Motivational Interviewing.