My Story

I am the happy product of a well-meaning (though misguided) fundamentalist Christianity, a single mother, and an imagination baptized by the likes of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. I have long displayed a deep curiosity and a desire to "get to the bottom of things." This has since led me to read widely and hungrily from many philosophical and spiritual traditions though I have ultimately made Christianity my home. I have known the depths of life's hardships, even as I have sought to trust in the care and provision of God. 

 

Having been raised in Jacksonville, FL, I attended a small Bible Institute, both in Florida for one year and then at a second campus in upstate New York the following year. After an internship with that same school I moved back to Jacksonville where I remained for several more years as I used my twenties to gain as much experience as I could, working at Chick Fil A, substitute teaching, making coffee at Starbucks, and running a book selling business on Amazon. Eventually it became clear to me that my path forward lay in a seminary education and so I attended Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS). There I obtained a Master's of Divinity (while also working in church ministry, primarily with students). I realized as I was working through that program that I also had a strong desire to grow in my competence for emotional and soul care, and thus elected to also pursue a Master of Arts in Counseling from RTS which I completed in 2023. Since graduation, I worked with a private school in Orlando as their school counselor before moving into full time private practice in the summer of 2026. 

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In my years of both ministry and counseling, I have come to believe that there is no "magic bullet" for wholeness. Rather, I have found that with rigorous honesty, kindness, and guided self-reflection, the path to healing can be illuminated for an individual in the context of a trusted relationship - such as one can find with a mental health counselor. Ultimately, I agree with  poet Cyril Tourner: "Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself.” We are most at peace when we are able to forget our "self" and to vulnerably offer that self to our fellow man. I hope that, together, we might offer curiosity towards your story and gentle renegotiation of unwanted behaviors and thoughts, all to the end of true freedom and self-forgetfulness. I would be honored to serve you!