Death, Love, and Making Room for Grief

This spring, a quote resonated with people all across social media. It didn’t come from a famous celebrity or well-respected guru. The inspirational message sprang from the mouth of a Marvel character on Disney’s Wanda Vision. Wanda suffers from amnesia surrounding the death of her husband, Vision, and because she is a superhero, she creates […]

Walk and Talk Therapy

For years, whenever I’ve had something difficult to process, I’ve laced up my shoes and started walking. More often than not, I’d bring along my husband, a trusted friend, or dial up my brother, one of my closest friends. We’d walk and talk therapy-like sometimes for hours, weaving in and out of painful feelings and […]

Ketamine Therapy

Ketamine just may be the miracle drug that we’ve all been waiting for. Recent studies show rapid improvements in depression and even PTSD symptoms in as little as 24 hours, as opposed to an average of 6 weeks on SSRIs (the most common type anti-depressant medications). When paired with psychotherapy sessions during the Ketamine therapy […]

More About Me Than You May Want To Know…

But maybe you would like to know those all-important credentials: Educated at Boston College where I studied Psychology and was admitted to the Honors Program. Graduated with a B.A. in Psychology, summa cum laude, May 2000. Minor in Education (had been on the fence about teaching elementary school versus counseling, counseling won). After a year […]