My therapeutic style is collaborative, compassionate, and authentic with a primary focus on establishing a safe, nurturing relational space that’s key to growth, healing, reconnecting, and adjusting to life changes.

My approach is person-centered, strengths-based, and blends ecotherapy and ecopsychology principles with psychodynamic, narrative, and solution-focused therapy modalities tailored to your needs and goals. Providing therapy outdoors via Walk-and-Talk Therapy and other forms of Nature Therapy (also known as ecotherapy) is one of my specialties.

My path to becoming a therapist was significantly informed by the growth, compassion, safety, and inner discovery I found in ongoing relationship with my own therapist. I also gratefully cherish a deeply therapeutic, reciprocal relationship with Mother Earth. Integrating both toward reciprocal human-nature healing is my deepest calling.

Who we are and how we see the world is greatly informed by our life experiences. My background includes helping individuals with a complex trauma history, including domestic violence, addiction, substance abuse, and adverse childhood experiences.

- Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois
- Master of Social Work, Mental Health, Loyola University
- Advanced Ecotherapy Certificate, Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professional
- Level 1 Climate-Aware Therapy Certificate, Climate Psychology Alliance of North America & Climate Psychiatry Alliance

Recent Highlights

• Co-facilitate Ecotherapy Peer Consultation and Practice Group, Climate Psychology Alliance of North America, Spring 2026 and ongoing

• Led Mindfulness Walk & Nature Journaling Workshop along College of Lake County’s Living Lab Trail to kick off the Third Annual Grayslake Yoga and Wellness Festival, October 2025

• Introduced and facilitated Virtual Support Group for individuals seeking growth and healing surrounding their relationship with food and their bodies, Summer 2025

• Created and co-facilitated Nature + Art, an outdoor mindfulness skills group, Counseling & Psychological Services, College of Lake County, Spring 2025

• Completed “How to Host and Facilitate a Climate Café: An Online, Experiential Workshop” training, Climate Psychology Alliance of North America, November 2024

• Led Restorative Guided Nature Walk along College of Lake County’s Living Lab Trail to kick off the Second Annual Grayslake Yoga and Wellness Festival, October 2024

• Presented Intro to Ecotherapy & Ecopsychology as professional development for Counseling & Psychological Services staff, College of Lake County, August 2024

• Presented Intro to Walk & Talk Therapy as professional development for Counseling & Psychological Services staff, College of Lake County, May 2024

• Led Living Lab Trail Mindfulness Walk & Nature Journaling Workshop; Voices of Lake County event, College of Lake County, April 2024

• Introduced Walk & Talk Therapy as new service for students; Counseling & Psychological Services, College of Lake County, February 2024 and ongoing

• Created and co-facilitated Nature Mindfulness therapy skills group; Counseling & Psychological Services, College of Lake County, Spring 2023-2025

• Created and co-facilitated First Generation Interpersonal Processing therapy group; Counseling & Psychological Services, College of Lake County, Fall 2023-2025

Professional Memberships

• National Association of Social Workers

• Climate Psychology Alliance of North America

• Climate-Aware Practitioner Directory, Climate Psychology Alliance of North America