I didn’t come to this work from a textbook. I came to it through years of sitting with people in their hardest moments — in hospital units, military bases, community health clinics, residential programs, and crisis hotlines. Long before I opened my own practice, I was learning what it actually takes to help someone feel safe enough to change.
That experience lives in every session I show up to now.
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WHERE I’VE WORKED
I’ve spent my career across settings that don’t leave room for surface-level work.
I’ve provided crisis intervention and psychiatric care on inpatient units for children and adolescents in acute distress. I’ve worked inside a federal military program at Dover Air Force Base, supporting service members and their families through some of the most high-stakes situations imaginable. I’ve delivered therapy inside a federally qualified community health center, working with patients across the full lifespan — from toddlers to elders — alongside physicians and integrated care teams.
I’ve supervised residential programs for adults living with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement. I’ve mentored graduate social work students as a field liaison for Rutgers University. I’ve advocated for domestic violence and human trafficking survivors in safe houses, hospitals, and police stations — including staffing a 24/7 crisis hotline.
And for the past several years, I’ve run my own private practice — because I believe people deserve care that is focused, personalized, and built around them.
Every one of those environments taught me something that a degree alone couldn’t. I know how to hold complexity. I know how to stay steady when things are hard. And I know that behind every presenting problem is a whole human being who deserves to be seen that way.
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MY CREDENTIALS
I hold a Master of Social Work from Rutgers University and am currently pursuing a Doctor of Social Work (DSW) at the University of Kentucky, with a clinical concentration, beginning in 2026.
I am also a board-approved clinical supervisor in Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware — which means I’ve been recognized not just as a practitioner, but as someone qualified to train and evaluate the next generation of social workers.
Licenses
I am fully licensed as a clinical social worker in six states:
Maryland · New Jersey · Delaware · Virginia · Florida · South Carolina
Certifications
Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC)- National Association of Social Workers
Trauma Response & Crisis Intervention – Rutgers University
Human Centered Leadership in Health & Human Services – University of Maryland
School Social Work Certification – New Jersey Department of Education
Domestic Violence Response (40-Hour)
Sexual Violence Response (40-Hour)