I have been working with children and families as a social worker since 2004, which is also when I first entered the world of Adventure Therapy. Today, I work primarily with children, adolescents, emerging adults, and families, while also welcoming adults whose needs align with my areas of practice.

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My approach to therapy is client-centered, experiential, strengths-based, and deeply rooted in the belief that no one knows your life better than you do. My job isn't to tell you who you should be. Instead, we'll work together to better understand who you already are, recognize the strengths you carry, build skills for the places that feel difficult, and create a life that feels authentic and meaningful to you.

 

Adventure Therapy is at the heart of much of my clinical work. Therapy doesn't always have to happen sitting across from one another in an office. Depending on your needs and interests, our work might incorporate movement, time outdoors, nature, games, challenges, creative experiences, or other intentional activities designed to help us explore what's happening in ways that talking alone sometimes can't. You don't need to consider yourself "outdoorsy" or adventurous to benefit from Adventure Therapy—the adventure looks different for everyone.

 

My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming and committed to providing a space where people of all genders, sexual orientations, identities, relationships, and family structures are respected and valued. For young people exploring identity, my role is not to push toward any particular identity or outcome, but to offer a supportive space for curiosity, exploration, and becoming more fully themselves. I also work with parents and caregivers who want to better understand and affirm the young people they love.

 

I am a Certified Clinical Adventure Therapist (CCAT) and have been actively involved in the growth and leadership of the Adventure Therapy profession for many years. I currently serve as one of two United States National Representatives to the International Association for Adventure and NatureBased Therapies.

 

I have also served extensively on the Leadership Council of the Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group (TAPG), part of the Association for Experiential Education, including as Member at Large (2019), Pre-Conference Convener (2020–2022), Vice Chair (2023), Chair (2024), and Outgoing Chair (2025).

 

I am an Independently Licensed Social Worker with Supervision Designation (LISW-S) in the state of Ohio. I earned my Master of Social Work, specializing in Children and Families, from the University of Cincinnati in 2008 and my Bachelor of Social Work from Capital University in Bexley, Ohio, in 2006.

 

Ultimately, the credentials and training matter—but the relationship we build matters, too. Therapy should be a place where you can show up as your whole self, feel genuinely seen and respected, try new things, make mistakes, discover what you're capable of, and maybe even have some fun along the way.