Expert Therapy for High-Achieving Individuals Seeking Lasting Transformation through Scientifically Proven Methods
As a seasoned therapist with over a decade of experience, I provide a highly personalized approach to mental health, specifically designed for entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and those who demand excellence in mental health care. As a nationally known therapist and educator, I have used my work to further the fields of mental health and healing. Whether you’re managing high levels of stress and anxiety, grief & loss, navigating trauma, overcoming addictions, or struggling with mood imbalances, my training and expertise provide tailored solutions, which deliver results that allow you to regain control, peace, and balance in your life. You will be led on a mental health discovery journey to restore, rebalance, and rediscover your meaning and purpose, perhaps for the first time ever!
My clinical expertise is built on over a decade of training and experience in helping clients learn to not just live, but thrive through a combination of cutting-edge scientific methods mixed with Ancient Wisdom Mind-Body practices. Drawing from a wealth of approaches such as Psychodynamic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mind-Body Medicine, and Somatic Experiencing, I craft sessions with clients to meet their unique needs and goals. By integrating these powerful techniques, I provide an opportunity for you to enhance your self-awareness, improve emotional regulation, experience deep transformative empowerment, and build lasting skills that you can use for the rest of your life.
Therapy Specializations
My clinical specialties include:
- Grief and Loss: Process profound losses and emerge with renewed strength and clarity.
- Addictions: Break free from the cycles of dependency
- Trauma: Heal deep emotional wounds and reclaim your life through powerful and proven methods
- Anxiety and Stress Management: Find calm and balance in the face of overwhelming pressure.
- Depression and Mood Disorders: Discover pathways to emotional well-being and resilience.
In addition to my extensive clinical background, I was previously the Clinical Director at the Gaithersburg Kolmac Outpatient Recovery Center, where I utilized my extensive experience and expertise to train my staff in cutting edge psychotherapies to help clients in both group and individual psychotherapy settings on how to address the gamut of mental health difficulties, including trauma, addiction, anxiety, grief and loss, existential and professional crises, and rebalancing after mental health difficulties.
I am a Dually-Approved Clinical Supervisor for Maryland Graduate Social Workers and Professional Counselors under the Board of Social Work Examiners and the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists. I have used my experience to help train and guide the next generation of therapists and counselors in learning how to provide cutting edge, high-quality, ethical care to clients seeking scientifically proven, integrative approaches in transformative psychotherapeutic care. I am well-known in the DC Metro area for my leadership and ongoing growth of my almost decade-old premier psychotherapy group: Darby Integrative Counseling.
My approach is rooted in the belief that healing occurs through connection, knowledge, and skill-building. Clients appreciate my compassionate style, my groundedness and humor, my expert ability to help clients find empowerment, and my holistic methods to address both the mind and the body. My careful attention to detail to see every client from within their life challenges, abilities, and experiences has profoundly shaped my ability to help my clients heal. I provide clients a space to connect on a deep emotional level, allowing them to experience profoundly transformative changes. Many clients report experiencing breakthroughs in their mental health healing after just a few sessions.
Fun Fact: When I’m not helping clients transform and heal their inner wounds, you’ll find me indulging in West Coast Swing dancing—a personal passion and a form of self-care that keeps me grounded and energized. This lighthearted approach to balance also reflects the holistic, integrative therapy style that I offer my clients.
If you are seeking a highly-skilled, compassionate, dedicated and attentive therapist, look no further. Reach out today to learn about the next steps on how to get started on transforming your pain into a deep, joyful, and purpose-filled life.
