McLean Wellness Group, Inc

My Approach:

Starting therapy can feel uncertain—and even intimidating. My goal is to create a space that feels supportive, collaborative, and grounded in respect for your lived experience. I take a relational, client-centered approach that meets you where you are, while helping you move toward clarity and meaningful change.

My work is grounded in evidence-based practices, including:

    •    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – for addressing thought patterns that contribute to distress

    •    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – to help you connect with values and take purposeful action

    •    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills – for building emotional regulation and distress tolerance

    •    Solution-Focused and Strengths-Based Therapy – to identify what’s working and build on your existing resilience

    •    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – a powerful tool for treating trauma, PTSD, and other distressing experiences

I bring a trauma-informed lens to my work, and I tailor our sessions to your specific needs, goals, and preferences. Therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all—it’s a partnership. I believe in the power of genuine connection, curiosity, and compassion to help facilitate healing and growth. 

Whether you’re coping with stress, navigating change, or healing from long-standing patterns or pain, we’ll work together to help you better understand your experiences and move forward in a way that feels authentic to you.

EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is an integrative therapy that helps people recover from traumatic events and other disturbing experiences. Not only is EMDR effective for people who have experienced trauma, but also for people experiencing other symptoms such as anxiety, panic, and substance abuse, as well as those adjusting to situations such as divorce and other life transitions. Discovered by Dr. Francine Shapiro, EMDR Therapy has gotten worldwide attention for helping millions of people heal from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and it is recognized by the World Health Organization, American Psychiatric Association, Department of Veterans Affairs, and many other global organizations as the treatment of choice for addressing trauma symptoms.

How does EMDR work? EMDR is a treatment that addresses past trauma that has not previously been resolved, and therefore continues to impact someone’s current life.  This happens when information in the moment cannot be properly processed by the brain for various reasons, and therefore becomes “stuck” and goes on to create various symptoms. Through bilateral stimulation of the brain (e.g., eye movements) past information is able to be accessed, processed, and then stored in the proper part of the brain so that it no longer causes symptoms or distress.  Compared to other approaches to trauma treatment, EMDR can result in symptom relief more quickly.