CLINICAL

How do we support people in building emotional resilience across life stages?

My clinical training is grounded in evidence-based approaches to treating emotion dysregulation across the lifespan—with experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, and families navigating patterns of overcontrol and undercontrol. I bring a strong foundation in both standard and Radically Open DBT, with additional clinical experience in eating disorders, autism assessment, and LGBTQ+ mental health.

Areas of Specialization

  • Eating Disorders & Body Image

    Focused on early identification and treatment of eating disorders and body image concerns, with an emphasis on prevention across development.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    Trained in standard and Radically Open DBT to to help individuals and families navigate intense emotions, relationship challenges, and rigid coping patterns.

  • Youth Autism Assessment

    Experienced in conducting comprehensive psychological assessments for autism and developmental differences in youth to support early intervention.

Where I’ve Trained

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center / Western Psychiatric Hospital


    Outpatient DBT program supporting mothers with a history of suicidal behavior, as part of an NIH-funded RCT targeting emotion regulation as an intergenerational mechanism of suicide risk. Provided individual case management and co-led DBT skills groups.

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Conducted autism diagnostic assessments (including ADOS-2) and developmental evaluations in a specialty clinic serving children and adolescents with autism and developmental differences.

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Western Psychiatric Hospital


    Delivered group therapy in partial hospitalization and intensive-outpatient levels of care for adolescents and young adults (many LGBTQ+) experiencing a range of eating disorders. Modalities included CBT-E, DBT, and ACT.

  • Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

    Provided full-model DBT and RO-DBT for Medicaid-eligible adults with chronic emotion dysregulation, self-harm, and eating disorders. Included individual and group therapy, plus phone coaching.

  • Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

    Delivered mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral therapy for adults with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Participated in clinical research and manualized treatment delivery.

  • University of Delaware, Newark, DE

    Provided therapy and assessment services for children, adolescents, and families in a university-based outpatient training clinic. Used CBT and standardized diagnostic tools (e.g., K-SADS).

  • Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

    Co-led a gender- and LGBTQ-inclusive adaptation of the Body Project—a group-based intervention to reduce body dissatisfaction among college students. Gained early experience in body image prevention work grounded in research.