I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and the founder of Ignite Counseling.

I created Ignite around a simple idea: there is already something within you worth fighting for. Sometimes anxiety, OCD, fear, disordered eating, or difficult life experiences can make that part of you feel buried. Therapy can help you reconnect with yourself, build the skills to navigate what you’re facing, and learn how to move forward even when fear tells you not to.

I specialize in OCD, anxiety, fear-based disorders and phobias (including flight and travel anxiety) as well as eating disorders and disordered eating.

My approach is practical, skills-based, and tailored to you. I primarily draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness, helping clients better understand their thoughts and emotions while developing concrete tools for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, coping, and navigating difficult situations. When working with OCD or phobias, I incorporate Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to help clients gradually face fears and reduce the patterns that keep anxiety in control.

I’m warm, honest, and direct. I won’t ask you to simply “think positive” or tell you that you shouldn’t be afraid. Instead, we’ll work together to understand what’s happening, identify the patterns keeping you stuck, and build the skills and confidence to respond differently. The goal isn’t to never feel anxious, uncomfortable, or overwhelmed, it’s to know what to do when those feelings arise.

Before founding Ignite Counseling, I spent years working with children, teens, and young adults navigating anxiety, OCD, disordered eating, identity, relationships, and major life transitions in various settings. Those experiences shaped the way I practice today: with compassion, curiosity, and a genuine belief that you are capable of more than fear may be telling you.