Areas We Might Explore
Life Transitions & Direction
You may be questioning a career, relationship, belief system, or the direction your life is taking. Sometimes the life you've built simply doesn't fit in the same way anymore.
Therapy can give you space to slow down, sort through what matters to you, and figure out what you want your next chapter to look like.
Relationships & Family
Relationships can become complicated when love, loyalty, obligation, resentment, and guilt exist at the same time.
Therapy can help you explore family dynamics, boundaries, estrangement, people-pleasing, relationship patterns, breakups, and the difficulty of staying connected to others without losing yourself.
Identity, Culture & Belonging
Who we become is shaped by more than individual choices. Culture, family expectations, race, faith, community, and belonging can all influence how we understand ourselves and what we believe we're allowed to want.
Therapy can be a place to explore those influences, make sense of conflicting parts of your identity, and develop a clearer sense of what feels genuinely yours.
Trauma & Difficult Experiences
Difficult experiences can continue shaping how you see yourself, relate to others, and move through the world long after they're over.
You may notice anxiety, avoidance, guilt, shame, difficulty trusting others, or patterns that once helped you cope but no longer serve you. Therapy can help you understand those patterns and develop new ways of responding to what you've been through.
About Me and My Approach
You don't need to have everything figured out before coming to therapy. We can begin with where you are.
I work especially well with thoughtful, reflective adults who are curious about understanding themselves more deeply. Many of my clients already have a lot of insight. They can recognize their patterns, understand where they come from, and still find themselves feeling stuck.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and engaged. Rather than simply asking, “How do we fix this?” I'm interested in understanding how your experiences have shaped the way you see yourself, relate to others, and move through the world.
Therapy with me is a space to slow down, notice patterns, make connections, and explore things that may be harder to see on your own. I'll listen carefully and offer my perspective, ask questions, and gently challenge you when it feels useful.
You don't need to arrive knowing exactly what you want to work on. But I believe therapy is most meaningful when we're both actively engaged in the process; bringing curiosity, reflection, and a willingness to explore what comes up both inside and outside of our sessions.
Education & Training
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
University of Utah
Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
M.S. in Counseling, Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling
San Francisco State University
B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Biblical Studies
Biola University
I am a licensed psychologist with doctoral training in counseling psychology and specialized experience in culturally responsive, evidence-based psychotherapy. My training has emphasized the ways relationships, identity, culture, and difficult life experiences shape psychological well-being.
GETTING STARTED
Ready to begin? Choose the option below that best fits how you'd like to use your benefits or pay for therapy.
Private Pay
$190 per session
Available to adults located in Utah and participating PSYPACT states.
I offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation before scheduling your first session. It's a chance for us to briefly connect, talk about what brings you to therapy and what you're looking for, and see whether working together feels like a good fit.
Superbills are available upon request if you'd like to seek out-of-network reimbursement. Limited reduced-fee openings may also be available.