I am a clinical psychologist licensed in Virginia and provide individual, couples, and family therapy for adults and adolescents. I am also a certified Executive Coach credentialed through the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
At the University of Virginia, I earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Asian Studies, after which I began military service as an Active-Duty Air Force officer. During that time, I served in many roles from analyst to program manager and also earned a Master’s degree in Creative Non-fiction Writing from Johns Hopkins University. I then transitioned into the Air Force Reserves, worked for a large consulting company, and held roles in leadership and management supporting national security agencies. I went on to earn my Doctorate degree from the George Washington University Doctor of Psychology Program.
My clinical experience has included working with adult individual clients and couples as well as psychological assessments at the George Washington University Center Clinic, The Women’s Center, The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Brain Injury Clinic, and Nova Neuro integrative Medicine.
Additional training has included courses in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) at the Washington School of Psychiatry; Neurofeedback Training at the EEGInfo Institute; Child-Centered Play Therapy at the National Institute of Relationship Enhancement (NIRE) Center for Couples, Families, and Children, and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at Georgetown University. I have also received certificates for coursework in Relational Life InstituteTherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Polyvagal Theory (PVT) Therapy.
Certifications include: Gottman Level 1 Couples Therapy and Master-certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). As a guest lecturer, I taught a class on Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy in Loyola University Maryland's Doctor of Psychology Program.
At Georgetown University, I earned my Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching. I am ACC-accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the global gold standard of professional coaching. During my tenure at a “Big Three” Fortune 500 global management consulting firm, I provided hundreds of coaching sessions that enabled clients to become inspired and to thrive. I also taught one of their most popular Masterclasses to thousands of consultants across the US and internationally.
