Ph.D. Student in Counseling Psychology, University of Iowa, 2023-Present

M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Iowa, 2023

B.A., Psychology, Mathematics, and Computer Science, Indiana University, 2015

I am a second-year doctoral student and trainee in the Counseling Psychology PhD program at the University of Iowa. I see psychotherapy as a “caring, deeply human meeting between two people,” as therapist and writer Irvin Yalom described it, and work to create a safe relationship with you where we can listen to any aspect of your experience without judgment. Throughout the therapy process, I aim to be present and supportive while we explore your predicaments and work together to help you meet your goals. I have dedicated myself to studying psychoanalytic and existential-humanistic approaches to therapy, and I integrate strategies and techniques from other contemporary approaches when they fit your needs and preferences. I am interested in working with clients will all kinds of concerns, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, cross-cultural issues, existential issues, feelings of isolation, and any other experience you are struggling to face on your own. I am attentive to multicultural and sociocultural issues, and I am curious about the backgrounds and identities that are important to you. Working with me means you will have the opportunity to discuss cultural issues that affect you. I believe high-quality, culturally-sensitive psychotherapy should be accessible to everyone, and I am honored to work together with University of Iowa students as part of UCS.

I am a student member of two divisions of the American Psychological Association, Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) and Division 39 (Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology), and of the United States chapter of the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS-US).