A Therapist Who Gets It —
Not Just Clinically, But Personally
As a specialist in EMDR therapy for anxiety and trauma, I work with high-achieving, deeply caring women—and others who see themselves in this story—who are juggling everything—work, caregiving, parenting, life transitions—and wondering why they still feel like they’re falling short.
I understand that feeling on a personal level.
Before I became a therapist, I wore a lot of hats—military service member, market researcher, wife, mother, lifelong student. From navigating career pivots to redefining what “success” looks like, I know what it’s like to grow through big life transitions while quietly managing stress, anxiety, and questions about whether I was doing enough.
It wasn’t until adulthood—while earning my MSW in social work—that I discovered I was a CPTSD survivor. Uncovering repressed trauma was disorienting. It made me question the narrative I’d always believed about my childhood, my worth, and the strategies I thought were keeping me safe. Like many of my clients, I had grown up walking on eggshells, trying not to upset an angry parent—believing that being careful was the same as being safe.
Your Healing Journey Can Begin Exactly Where You Are
You Don’t Have to Remember Everything to Heal.
I understand how confusing it can feel when parts of the past are blurry or missing altogether.
In EMDR therapy for anxiety and trauma, we don’t need to retrieve every memory or force the story to unfold.
We start with what’s showing up now—your emotions, beliefs, and experiences—and work gently from there.
Healing isn’t about reliving everything. It’s about creating new possibilities for the present, even if the past feels incomplete.
I also learned to stay small. To keep the peace. To not outshine.
I became skilled at performing, achieving, and being responsible—but I didn’t know how to rest, ask for what I needed, or let myself be fully seen.
Through my own therapy, meditation practice, and clinical training, I’ve learned how to be with discomfort without letting it define me. I’ve learned to loosen the grip of anxiety—not by erasing fear, but by expanding my capacity to meet life with compassion and flexibility.
These experiences shape the work I do today—helping women untangle anxiety, navigate transitions, and reconnect with themselves in a deeper, more sustainable way.
I specialize in EMDR therapy for anxiety and trauma, as well as perfectionism, chronic stress, CPTSD, and major life transitions. Whether your challenges stem from childhood trauma, caregiving burnout, grief, or the invisible weight of always having to hold everything together, we work together to:
• Identify and release emotional patterns that no longer serve you
• Reprocess old pain so it no longer controls your present
• Cultivate self-compassion and a stronger, more grounded connection to yourself
• Build flexible, empowered responses to stress, uncertainty, and transitions
Through EMDR therapy for anxiety and trauma, we work together to loosen old emotional patterns that no longer serve you, creating space for greater self-trust and resilience. Many of my clients are high-achieving women—and others who see themselves in this story— navigating life while carrying invisible burdens: anxiety, emotional exhaustion, self-doubt, and unresolved trauma.
Through EMDR therapy for anxiety and trauma, we’ll create space for healing without rushing or forcing change—moving at your pace, building resilience, trust, and inner freedom.
How EMDR Therapy for
Anxiety and trauma Can Help
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy for healing from trauma, anxiety, and chronic emotional patterns. Many clients find that EMDR therapy for anxiety and trauma helps them heal deeper emotional wounds more effectively than traditional talk therapy alone.
Unlike talk therapy alone, EMDR helps your brain and nervous system process old memories and emotions that are stuck, allowing you to respond more flexibly and peacefully in the present.
In our work together, EMDR therapy for anxiety and trauma will help you:
• Move beyond survival mode into grounded presence
• Release perfectionism, people-pleasing, and self-blame
• Strengthen your ability to trust yourself and set boundaries
• Heal old emotional wounds without having to relive every painful detail
You don’t have to do this alone. We’ll approach the work with thoughtfulness, collaboration, and compassion—making sure your system feels supported every step of the way.
In addition to ongoing sessions, I also offer EMDR intensives — deeper, accelerated sessions designed to help you move through stuck points more quickly. Whether you’re facing a major transition, feeling blocked in traditional therapy, or seeking faster relief, an intensive may be the right fit.
Lived Experience That Deepens Empathy
My work as a therapist is deeply informed by my own lived experiences.
I’ve witnessed close family members battle depression, suicidal thoughts, chronic illnesses like diabetes and rare autoimmune diseases. I’ve also walked alongside loved ones through cancer diagnoses, survivorship, and profound loss. Both of my parents have passed away, and grieving them has shaped my understanding of how layered and complicated healing can be.
Because of these experiences, I understand how chronic stress, anticipatory grief, caregiver fatigue, and emotional burnout show up in daily life—even when you’re trying to keep it all together for everyone else.
I bring not only clinical skills but a real-world, deeply human understanding of the emotional terrain many of my clients are navigating.
Credentials & Clinical Training
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, offering online therapy across all three states.
My professional training includes:
• Master of Social Work – New York University, Silver School of Social Work
• MBA in Marketing – Fordham University (giving me insight into the high-pressure world many clients live in)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Psychoanalytic Therapy – Training Institute for Mental Health
• Certified in EMDR Therapy
• Certificate in Advanced Clinical Practice – NYU
• Certificate in Financial Social Work
I continue to deepen my skills through ongoing psychoanalytic training and a commitment to life-long learning.
Life Beyond EMDR Therapy for Anxiety and Trauma
Outside the Therapy Room
I believe healing doesn’t just happen in the therapy hour—it happens in the quiet, everyday moments when we learn to move at our own pace.
Outside of work, you’ll find me practicing meditation, restorative yoga, or creating art. I love spending time with family, reading, watching movies, and yes—playing board and card games (a favorite form of laughter and connection in my family).
Learning is one of my lifelong passions, and I’m currently immersed in advanced psychoanalytic training to deepen the ways I can support meaningful, lasting change for my clients.
Is EMDR Therapy for Anxiety and Trauma
Right for You?
You don’t have to carry all of this alone anymore.
If you’re someone who looks “fine” on the outside but feels like you’re constantly managing anxiety, grief, perfectionism, CPTSD, or emotional exhaustion—I want you to know: there is a way forward.
I work best with clients who are:
• High-achieving but emotionally exhausted
• Hard on themselves but ready to soften
• Navigating grief, trauma, caregiving, or life transitions
• Curious about their inner world and ready for deeper healing
You don’t have to know exactly where to start. You just have to be willing to begin. Therapy with me is a space where you can show up as you are—no masks, no pretending, no shame.
We move at your pace. We honor your story. We heal together.
A Final Note From Me to You
Therapy isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about coming home to who you’ve always been—before anxiety, fear, trauma, or perfectionism told you otherwise.
You’re allowed to heal. You’re allowed to rest.
You’re allowed to be here—just as you are.