Background and Training

When I was a teenager I struggled with severe depression and had the luck of working with a therapist that helped me to better understand myself and my environment.  He guided me to not only develop ways to cope with my internal experiences but to look at the root of issues and how I could develop external strategies to shift the way in which I interact with others so that I might have more fulfilling relationships long term.  This combination of both coping skill development and relational skill development stuck with me and guided me to a career in systemically (relationally) focused therapy. 

Education and Experience

2005-2009

Philadelphia University

Bachelor's of Science in Psychology

• While in the program I completed research on the Impact of Re-Deployment on United States Marines and presented at the Saint Jospeh's Research Symposium. 

2009-2010

• I worked as a intensive in home TSS for adults with severe depression. 

2010-2013

Thomas Jefferson University

Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy

• Interned at the Council for Relationships and in school settings with a diverse population ranging in ages from 5 to 92.  
• I worked on an interdisciplinary medical team in the TJU Hospital providing integrated behavioral health services to the elderly.  
• I am trained to provide culturally competent and evidence based treatment to individuals, couples, and families, and additionally specialized in medical family therapy and received advanced training in sex therapy.  

2013-2016, 2017-2018

WellSpan Philhaven

Lancaster Family Based Services

• This intensive in home service centers around the provision of intensive individual, parenting, and family therapy.  
• With a co-therapist team, we worked to keep children struggling with severe emotional disturbances at home with their families, while helping their parents learn to work together and support their child's unique needs.  
• While working in family based I studied with the Center of Family Based Services and attained certification in Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy,  Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, and trauma focused CBT.

2016-2017

Drexel University

PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy Program

I’m also completed advanced graduate level work at Drexel University, taking doctoral level courses focusing both on Attachment Based Therapy (ABFT) and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.  I also briefly served as a Research Coordinator for multiple ABFT studies.

2018-2019

Penn Medicine LGH - Roseville Pediatrics

Integrated Behavioral Health Counselor

• I specialized in the care of  children, adolescents, and their families at a pediatric primary care practice.  
• I worked closely with medical providers to provide collaborative short term care.  
• I also trained in Attachment Focused Eye Movement Desensitization (AF-EMDR) and studied with the University of Michigan and attained certification as an Integrated Behavioral Health Counselor.

2018-Present

Currently, I am the Executive Director of Clinical Services at Sun Point Wellness Center.  There I spilt my time between providing out-patient services to our community and overseeing the clinical team. I am also a AAMFT Approved Clinical Supervisor and provide supervision to our staff. I provide individual and relationship counseling to clients ages 18+ and specialize in sex therapy, relationship counseling, trauma counseling, LGBTQA+ Affirming counseling, and attachment focused therapy. 

• Intimacy and Sexual Issues
• Attachment Wounds
• Adjusting to Parenthood
• Postpartum Depression
• Sex Therapy
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Communication Issues
• Medical Issues
• Grief
• Life Events and Changes
• Teens and Young Adults
• LBGTQIA+
• Recent or Past Trauma