I am a nationally certified Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) offering sessions to individuals and families. With previous experience working with traumatized refugees rebuilding their lives and grieving families in hospice care, I have expanded to working in private practice with all people who feel overwhelmed by their suffering and find their lives have lost direction and meaning. I have helped a broad diversity of people, from adolescents (16+), adults, and families, with a special focus on immigrants, people of color, those aging, traumatically bereaved, and those facing chronic or terminal illness. I am fluent in Portuguese and have a developing proficiency in Spanish. 

With an undergraduate background in philosophy and graduate training in the integration of mental health and spiritual exploration at Loyola University Maryland, I help clients transform their suffering into wisdom. This is made possible by an environment of courage and curiosity, compassion and creativity. A simple flow guides therapy: find ways to alleviate suffering enough so that insight can emerge about the ways in which our mind, our relationships, and the world may need to change- then use this wisdom to live an intentional life organized around deep values.

My therapeutic approach can be categorized as integrative, mindfulness-based, narrative therapy. By combining body-based emotional awareness with clear and purposeful narratives that guide healthy thinking, living in alignment with one’s truest needs and dreams becomes so much easier.