Hi, I’m glad you decided to visit my site, and are thinking about taking that next step towards being the you that you want to be. Let me tell you a little bit about myself, so that you can make an informed decision about whether or not you’d like me to facilitate you in your mental health journey. Even though my practice borrows from many styles, there is a cohesion to it because of a singular goal that is present when clients come into therapy: the feeling that they are “going crazy” or “not themselves” and the desire to get back to a place where they feel whole, complete, and in control of their own lives. That goal, that journey, is a challenge that we face together. My role as a therapist is to aid a person in becoming who they know they can be, no matter where they are starting from.

I have worked for several years as a mental health counselor, and am a licensed LMHC in the state of Massachusetts. I have worked with adult, teen, and child populations, but at this time am only taking adult clients. I specialize in working with marginalized populations, whether that means lower socioeconomic standing, cultures outside of the mainstream, or populations that have traditionally been ignored by greater society. I also have experience working with ethnic minorities, who made up 95% of my caseload at the last agency that I worked at. I utilize an eclectic mix of therapy techniques, borrowing from DBT (techniques for fending off panic attacks, moving away from self harm, and initiating the understanding that there is always a choice to be made), mindfulness techniques (as discussed below), existential therapy techniques (for meaning finding, dealing with fears of death, and navigating the existential crisis that most people experience at some point in their life), CBT (for challenging beliefs that no longer serve a purpose, and initiating a positive mindset), and techniques for patients with who hear voices or see shadows or figures that aren’t physically present (reality testing and reality checking).

Before working as a therapist I led meditations for groups and individuals. Guided meditation and mindfulness techniques still play a prominent role in my practice, as both are powerful techniques for fostering self love and positive change. Mindfulness also strengths a person’s natural awareness of the link between the mind, the body, the emotional self, and the spiritual self. I wrote a self published book on meditation in 2012. Most people see meditation as this weird esoteric “sit and stare at nothing in silence” type of thing, and for some people that can be a part of their practice. However, I find that guided meditations work better for most people, and so my book is a beginner’s manual of guided meditations, and has a sampling of different types. Included in my book are progressive muscle relaxation (the tensing and releasing of muscle to get them to relax), traditional chakra meditation (for spiritual alignment), walks with nothing (body aware and gratitude moving meditations), and several other styles. The exercises in the book were selected because they are simple and anyone can do them without previous experience meditating.

If all of this sounds like it might be helpful to you, there is a form under the Contacts tab where you can ask me a question or request to start therapy. If you read this and feel it does not match up with your personal goals, I encourage you to keep looking for a therapist who is more in line with what you’re looking for. There are many parts to Plato’s Elephant, and your journey needs to feel right for you.