Looking back on my career, I can see a clear thread running through it: a longstanding interest in understanding what shapes us, what motivates us, how we adapt, and what allows us to change.

I spent the first nineteen years of my career in the corporate world, experiencing firsthand the demands of leadership, achievement and organizational life, as well as the particular complexities women can encounter as they advance. Much of my work during those years centered on organizational psychology, through executive education at Harvard and MIT, and through work with Gallup. We wanted to understand our employees and customers. Why do some people become deeply engaged in their work while others withdraw? What makes people stay, and what makes them leave? What builds trust and loyalty? These were, at heart, psychological questions.

My work also involved extensive travel across the country. Looking for ways to manage the pace and stress of that life, I became increasingly interested in mind-body practices and mindfulness. Over time, that interest led to a deeper recognition of how profoundly emotional well-being, and trauma, shape people's lives. Eventually, I made the decision to move from my corporate role into clinical practice, where I could work with people more directly.

As my clinical work deepened, so did my questions. Beyond helping someone find relief from a symptom, I became increasingly interested in understanding why a difficulty had developed, why certain patterns persisted despite a person's best efforts, and how the past continues to live in our relationships, choices and ways of experiencing ourselves. That is what drew me to psychoanalytic training at the Dallas Psychoanalytic Center, where I am a scholar-candidate. Psychoanalytic training is among the most in-depth in the mental health field. It continues for many years beyond a doctorate and includes rigorous study of theory and development, intensive supervised clinical work, and personal analysis.

At the same time, I value what focused, well-researched approaches can offer for some of the most common struggles people face today. I have trained extensively in Attachment-Focused EMDR for trauma and distressing experiences, and in SPACE, the Yale University’s program for parents of anxious children, including advanced training in its adaptation for parents of young adults who are struggling to launch. I bring a psychodynamic understanding to all of this work.

Today, my approach brings these experiences together. I understand the worlds of work, leadership, ambition and responsibility from having lived in them. I understand the value of focused approaches when a particular problem calls for them. And my psychoanalytic training continually reminds me to remain curious about what lies beneath the immediately visible problem.

The question is not simply, What is wrong, and how do we make it stop? It is also: Why has this taken the particular shape it has in this person's life? What has it meant? What has it protected? And what might become possible if it no longer has to?

For me, good therapeutic work begins there, with curiosity about the whole person and enough flexibility to meet them where they are.

Much of what I know, I have learned from the people I've worked with, and I remain grateful for the trust they place in me.

Every course of treatment begins with a consultation. Together, we'll talk about what brings you in, what you hope might change, and what you're looking for in therapy. It's also a chance for you to get a sense of me: how I work, and whether you feel comfortable. Finding the right therapist matters, and it's entirely reasonable to meet with more than one before deciding.

Once I have an understanding of your concerns, I'll share my impressions, and we'll decide together how best to proceed. That might be individual psychotherapy, couples therapy, EMDR (weekly or as an intensive), parent consultation, or a combination. If I believe someone else could better meet your needs, I'm glad to help with referrals. The first consultation is complimentary. Find availability Here on the calendar to schedule a consultation or Contact me directly.

Therapy is a confidential, honest conversation about what troubles you, what matters to you, and what stands in the way of the life you want. Symptoms such as anxiety or depression are real and deserve attention, but they often point to something deeper, and understanding that is frequently what makes lasting change possible.

Because people's needs differ, therapy can take different forms. Depending on what you hope for, our work may lean more toward support, helping you steady yourself through a difficult period, or toward exploration, looking more deeply at the patterns beneath your struggles. It might mean weekly sessions for a few months around a specific concern, or ongoing work once or more a week over a longer period. We'll decide together what fits, and the balance can shift as the work unfolds.

Over time, people often find they can bear a wider range of feelings, hold a steadier sense of their own worth, and recover more readily when hard things happen. After our work ends, I remain available if new challenges arise.

Close relationships stir our deepest longings, and our deepest fears. Most of us want intimacy and, at the same time, feel wary of it, and over time couples tend to settle into familiar patterns that protect against those fears but leave both partners hurt, frustrated or distant. Couples often come to therapy after a crisis: infidelity, a loss, an illness, financial strain, or a conflict that keeps returning.

Some couples need a few months of focused work around a particular issue. Others face longer-standing difficulties that call for deeper exploration. Either way, I help partners understand how each person's history shapes the relationship, so they can move toward greater understanding and closeness. The one requirement is that both partners are willing to engage honestly in the work.

Some experiences, such as trauma, loss or early hurt, stay lodged in us in ways that talking alone doesn't always reach. I'm trained in Attachment-Focused EMDR, an approach that helps the mind and body process distressing memories so they lose their hold on the present. I integrate EMDR within a broader psychodynamic understanding, attending not only to the memory itself but to its meaning in your life and relationships.

EMDR can be part of ongoing therapy or a focused piece of work on its own. For some people, an EMDR intensive is a good fit: fewer, longer sessions scheduled over [a few days / a short period], allowing concentrated work on a specific experience. We can talk during your consultation about whether an intensive makes sense for you.

When a child is struggling with anxiety or OCD, or a young adult is having difficulty moving toward independence (sometimes called "failure to launch"), parents often feel caught between wanting to protect their child and wanting to help them grow. I offer parent consultation using SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), a well-researched approach developed at the Yale Child Study Center, along with its adaptation for parents of young adults. SPACE works directly with parents, so the child doesn't need to attend, and helps them respond to their child's distress with both compassion and confidence. My psychodynamic background adds attention to the family's emotional life, including the feelings and histories parents bring to these moments, which are often key to making change possible.

I consider it a privilege to sit with people at pivotal moments, whether they're facing pain, a difficult decision, a new opportunity, or a growing wish to live more fully. At its heart, psychotherapy is about relationships: those that shaped us early on, those we live in now, and the one we have with ourselves. This work asks a great deal, including patience, openness and the willingness to look at difficult things, and I have deep respect for everyone who undertakes it.

My fee is $250 per [50-minute] session. I am an out-of-network provider and provide documentation for clients seeking reimbursement from their insurance. I see clients in person at my Preston Hollow office and by telehealth for clients located in Texas.