A thoughtful space for meaningful change.
For over three decades, I've worked with adults navigating depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, and life transitions — offering a warm, trusting environment where deep and lasting change is possible.
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Understanding patients at a personal level.
As a therapist I work hard to understand my patients at a personal level. I provide a warm and trusting atmosphere where we can explore the difficulties in their lives. Together, through the therapeutic relationship, we work on emotional problems to make deep and lasting changes.
We address roadblocks which may have developed over the years and seem to keep patients stuck in negative patterns. Through an increased awareness of these patterns, alternative choices become possible — and over time, my patients are increasingly able to live more fulfilling and meaningful lives.
Three decades of listening, training, and care.
I hold a master's degree in Counseling & Psychological Services from St. Mary's University of Minnesota. My experience began in an outpatient setting working with individuals, couples, and groups, and I opened my private practice in 1998. In 2014 I graduated from the Minnesota Psychoanalytic Institute as a graduate psychoanalyst — advanced training that has deeply informed my work and allows me to provide psychoanalysis when appropriate.
I work primarily from a psychodynamic and psychoanalytic perspective. In a nutshell, this orientation holds that we are shaped by our past experiences and relationships, which influence not only how we see the world but how we relate to others in the present. Over more than 30 years I've worked with people struggling with depression, anxiety, and relationship concerns, as well as those healing from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse rooted in dysfunctional and shame-based family systems.
Areas of focus in my practice.
Depression & Anxiety
Working through persistent low mood, worry, and the patterns that sustain them — building inner resources for resilience and clarity.
Relationship Issues
Individual and couples psychotherapy addressing connection, conflict, intimacy, divorce, separation, and the difficulties of partnership.
Eating Disorders
Compassionate, in-depth work with the emotional and relational dimensions of disordered eating, body image, and self-perception.
Loss & Grief
A supportive space to process bereavement, life transitions, and the long arc of mourning what — or who — has been lost.
Trauma
Working through the lasting effects of trauma, including domestic abuse and violence, with care, pacing, and safety.
Parenting & Family
Consultation and therapy for parenting concerns, family dynamics, behavior issues, and the developmental challenges of family life.
Three decades of training, practice, and care.
A psychodynamic, relational orientation grounded in three decades of clinical practice and formal psychoanalytic training in the Twin Cities.
Minnesota Psychoanalytic Institute
Graduate Psychoanalyst
Minnesota Psychoanalytic Society
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program
Private Practice Established
Independent psychotherapy practice — individuals & couples
St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Master of Arts — Counseling & Psychological Services
University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts — Psychology
- LicensureMinnesota Board of Psychology LP3011
- Years in Practice30+ years
- OrientationPsychodynamic · Relational · Interpersonal
- ModalityIndividuals & Couples
- Session Length45 min (individual) · 60 min (couples)
- PaymentOut-of-network · credit card, HSA, or check
- Professional MembershipMinnesota Psychoanalytic Society & Institute (MPSI)
Clear and upfront about cost.
Under the federal No Surprises Act (effective January 1, 2022), you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of the expected cost of your care. To avoid any unanticipated bills, I routinely discuss my fees so you are aware of the cost of therapy. If you have any questions about this, please let me know.
Beginning therapy, answered.
What is psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy — sometimes called "talk therapy" — is a form of mental health treatment. Through the relationship with the therapist, therapy helps to access parts of the mind that may be interfering with social, emotional, and intellectual functioning. The process involves learning new ways to overcome difficulties and developing inner strengths to make positive changes in one's life.
What can I expect on my first visit?
During your first visit we will talk a bit about yourself, your background, what brings you to therapy, and your expectations for the work ahead.
How long is a session?
Individual sessions are 45 minutes; couples sessions are 60 minutes.
Will you put me on medication?
In Minnesota, psychologists and clinical social workers cannot prescribe medication. Although many individuals prefer not to use medication, on occasion it may be helpful. In those cases I may recommend that you consult with a psychiatrist to determine whether medication would be useful.
Do you offer virtual or telehealth sessions?
My practice is fully virtual. I see clients exclusively through secure telehealth sessions, which means we can meet from wherever you are most comfortable — provided you are located in Minnesota at the time of our appointment. We review telehealth information and consent together at your first visit.
Who do you typically work with?
My practice includes adults of all genders, ethnicities, and religious orientations, in both individual and couples psychotherapy.