Experience:

I have extensive training and experience working with children, teens, and adults with all eating disorders diagnoses, body image distress, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma, and anxiety. I am a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals.

In addition to therapy, I provide education and training in ACT application and eating disorder prevention, assessment, and treatment to professionals in North and South Carolina.

The details:

I am a proud South Carolinian and graduate of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina. I am extensively trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Other modalities I frequently use:

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD

• Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD (more about this here)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for teens with Anorexia Nervosa (more about this here) 

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (CBT-AR) for children, teens, and adults with ARFID (more about this here)

What working with
me is like:

My clients have described me as: validating, creative, warm, a hard-ass (but in a good way), and sometimes funny (when appropriate)

Living with anxiety or an eating disorder is challenging, exhausting, and is probably moving you away from the person you want to be and the life you want to live. We’ll creatively collaborate to identify what’s working and what’s not - and do the challenging work to find and implement more adaptive ways of coping with life’s challenges. I know how hard this work is and how meaningful it can be. Let’s move towards a more peaceful relationship with yourself.