About Me

I first started experiencing anxiety in my senior year of college. I was about to graduate, and I felt the pressure to figure out my entire life — to know exactly what I wanted to do, make the “right” choice, and set myself up for a successful future. My plan was to go straight to graduate school and become a high school English teacher, but as graduation approached, I felt paralyzed. I started overthinking everything from my career path, to my living situation, to my relationship, and as a result, I couldn’t sleep and my body began to break down with health issues that over the counter or prescribed medications couldn’t fix.

I thought if I could just figure everything out and make the right decision or choose the right path, then I’d feel better. So I began obsessively journaling, asking everyone for advice, and constantly researching. I googled things like: “how to know if you’re in the right relationship” or “how to pick the right career” or “how to figure out where to live.” But all this did was make me more anxious.

Even as I started to move forward with my life—working at a preschool, teaching art classes at a local studio, mentoring AmeriCorps members, living on my own — I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off. My body was a wreck. I had constant insomnia, breathing problems, digestive issues. I tried therapy, holistic remedies, Ayurveda. I exercised daily and changed my diet. But nothing seemed to help. I kept getting sick, and I was utterly exhausted.

So I decided to move home and slow down. I began to explore meditation and breathwork, and through those practices, I realized I had become so anxious because I was afraid to slow down and feel everything that was under the surface—I was terrified of my emotions. I realized that anxiety comes up when we are afraid to feel, and that if I were to heal from it, I’d need to have a better relationship with my emotions, and learn how to fully feel them. So I stopped trying to solve my anxiety and started listening to it.

I went on to pursue my childhood dream of becoming a therapist. I got a Master’s in Counseling Psychology (MFT), worked with clients ages 4-50, and gained experience in schools and clinics. My goal was to help people heal from anxiety. But while in graduate school, my anxiety returned. In fact, it seemed that everyone around me was anxious, including my professors and peers. I saw that they were burnt out, overworked, and disconnected from their own bodies because they were overwhelmed by endless paperwork, assessments, insurance billing, treatment plans, and documentation. I also saw how fast-paced, medicalized, and tangled up in capitalism and bureaucracy therapy had become, making real therapeutic work extremely difficult, not to mention the focus on pathology—diagnosing what’s “wrong” and creating treatment plans to fix it. The deeper I went into the therapy world, the more disillusioned I became. How were therapists supposed to help others heal when they weren’t okay themselves?

During my internship in graduate school, I saw first hand how clients got bogged down by red tape, how the clinic created more of the problems it was trying to solve: Instead of making clients feel heard and seen, and meeting them with presence, therapists treated them as people that needed to be fixed. Paperwork and procedures got in the way of real connection and healing.

I decided to become an anxiety coach while pursuing my MFT license because I’m passionate about helping people heal in a more holistic way, one that’s not grounded in pathology or diagnosis. I care about fostering real connection and presence, and meeting clients with compassion. I value the healing process, not quick fixes or simple advice. Most importantly, I wanted to help people come back to themselves, and develop a deeper relationship with their emotions and body—not just their mind—so they could live a more harmonious life.

My Coaching Philosophy

I believe that anxiety isn’t something to get rid of — it’s something to listen to and be with.
Anxiety often shows up when we’re disconnected from ourselves, when we’re afraid to feel our emotions, when we’ve been taught to live in our heads instead of our bodies.

In my coaching work, I help people:

  • Rebuild trust in themselves and their decisions

  • Develop a healthier, more balanced relationship with their emotions

  • Slow down and reconnect with their inner world

  • Explore fear, sadness, anger, and joy — without judgment or urgency

  • Develop inner harmony

This isn’t about quick fixes or easy solutions. It’s about reconnecting to yourself.

Why I Do This Work

I’m passionate about this work because I lived it, and personally understand how debilitating anxiety can be. I know what it’s like to feel lost, overwhelmed, and trapped by doubt. I know what it’s like to analyze every problem and try out every solution and still not feel at peace. And I also know that the real work begins when we stop running and start feeling what’s under the surface.

If you’re ready to reconnect with your body, and with your emotions, and develop a more compassionate relationship with your anxiety, I would love to work with you.