Training, Education, & Experience

With over 20 years experience teaching and counseling, I started a solo psychotherapy practice in Barrington, RI in 2018.

• 3 years as a mental health counselor at large group practice
• 15 years as an independent college and career counselor 
• 5 years a middle and high school English teacher 
• 10 years of experience as a writing instructor and coach to teens and adults

• Bachelor of Arts, English, May 1997. Clark University, Worcester, MA. 
• Master of Education, School Counseling, December 2003. Providence College, Providence, RI.
• Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, January 2011. Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, MA. 
• Certificate of Graduate Studies in Mental Health Counseling, May 2017, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI.  

Professional Development trainings:  

• Co-parenting Plan Mediator Certificate Course: Create a Peaceful, Effective Co-parenting Strategy for Divorcing or Separating Clients PESI November 11, 2024
• Social Skills Intervention for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum: Helping Clients Overcome Today’s Obstacles in Social Skills PESI September 16, 2024
• Eating Disorders Among Boys and Men Simple Practice Learning August 10, 2024
• Bringing Body Image Into Your Practice Simple Practice Learning August 8, 2024
• Ethics: Self-Disclosure in Therapy Simple Practice Learning. July 26, 2024
• Panic Attacks: A Brief Intervention Simple Practice Learning. July 24, 2024
• Treating Trauma: The ACT Matrix  Simple Practice Learning. July 19, 2024
• Socratic Dialogue: Improving Therapy Outcomes Simple Practice Learning. July 14, 2024
• Divorce Options: Supporting Clients Through Next Steps Simple Practice Learning July 13, 2024.
• Treating Relationships With Only One Person Simple Practice Learning. March 25, 2024
• Gender Minority Stress: Trans & Nonbinary Clients. Simple Practice Learning. February, 29, 2024
• 2023 Core Course 2 – Psychological Treatment Of Eating Disorders. IADEP. January 7, 2024
• Family Interaction Cycles. Simple Practice Learning. November 6, 2023.
• Ethical Issues in Couple and Family Therapy. Simple Practice Learning. November 27, 2023
• Family Mapping. Simple Practice Learning. August 14, 2023.
• Resistance in Families. Simple Practice Learning. August 21, 2023
• 2023 Core Course 1 - Overview of Eating Disorders. IADEP, August 2023
• Pure "O": OCD Identification & Treatment, Simple Practice Learning, July 29th, 2023.
•  Deconstructing Infidelity, Simple Practice Learning, April 24, 2023
• Non-Suicidal Self Injury, Simple Practice Learning, January 22, 2023
• CPTWeb 2.0: A Web-based learning Course for Cognitive Processing Therapy, January 9, 2023
• Social Justice Practices in Evidence Based Care, Simple Practice Learning, 2022
• Breaking the Binge Eating Cycle, Simple Practice Learning, 2022
• INTUITIVE EATING PRO SKILLS TRAINING CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, July 14th, 2022
• Intuitive Eating, 4th Ed. - 20 Hours Part B. April 25, 2022
• Intuitive Eating, 4th Ed. - 26 Hours Part A. March 8, 2022
• TF-CBT Web 2.0: A Course for Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral therapy. January 21, 2022
• Breaking The Binge Eating Cycle. January 30, 2022. 
• EMDR Therapy for Complex PTSD An Integrative Approach to Treating Clients. November 6, 2021
• Integrating MI & EMDR: Working with Complex Presentation and Ambivalence. November 6, 2021
• EMDRIA EMDR Early Intervention & Rapid Response Benefits of Integrating ASSYST. November 6, 2021
• 2-Day Virtual EMDR: Safe, Simple and StraightforwardApproaches to Adapting EMDR to Telehealth. September 7, 2021
• Internal Family Systems: A Step-by-Step Guide Through Clinical Applications of the IFS Model. March 9, 2021
• VIRTUAL EMDR: A How-To Guide to Providing EMDR via Telehealth, February 20, 2021
• Legal and Ethical Issues with Technology in Mental Health, March 2020
• Certificate course with Drs. John and Julie Gottman on the 10 Core Principles for Effective Couples Therapy. December 2019.
• Mindfulness  Certificate Course for Clinical Practice: Interventions for trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, sex, and more. May 2019
• EFT Stage 1: Reaching De-escalation April 2019
• Core concepts and Interventions in EFT April 2019
• How to Work With Shame January 2019
• Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Tapping: Evidence-Based, Mind-Body Treatment Approach to the Anxiety Spectrum Disorders and Pain  November 2018
• Neuroscience for Clinicians: Brain Change for Stress, Anxiety, Trauma, Moods and Substance Abuse  July 2018
• Disorders of Connection: Utilizing a Transdiagnostic Model to Treat Eating Disorders February 2018
• Stress, Brain Health, and Mysteries March 2017 
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Adolescents March 2016
• Understanding and Enhancing Social-Emotional Abilities in Children with ASD September, 2016 
• Future Thinker: An Introduction to Executive Function Skills May 2015 
• Being a Trauma-Informed Practitioner:From Buzzword to Better Practice, February 2015  

• Rhode Island Mental Health Counselors Association
• American Mental Health Counselors Association
• American Counselors  Association

Aside from the requirements that LMHCs have for professional development, I am committed to my own personal growth and mental well-being and continue to read books and articles on self improvement and psychology. Currently, I recently completed a Mindfulness Course and am interested in pursuing more training in this area to benefit both myself and my clients.

Stop Micromanaging Your Kid's Relationships

Writing My Way Through It September 6, 2024

When Thoughts are Sticky; Pure OCD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

OC87 Recovery Diaries, January 16, 2019

How One Therapists Finds Time To Meditate (and why you should, too!)

Zencare.co, June 2018

​The Big Scare: My Anxiety Disorder Story
OC87 Recovery Diaries, October 25, 2017
How Astrology was the Answer to my Anxiety
MindBodyGreen, July 12th, 2017
How I Use Metaphors to cope with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The Mighty, March 15, 2017
The Connection Between Writing, Self Love, and Compulsive Behavior
The Mighty, December 3, 2016.