I am a licensed clinical social worker providing affirming, trauma-informed care for LGBTQ+ adults in Massachusetts, Maine, and Washington. As a gay clinician, I bring both professional training and lived perspective to my work, and I understand that identity, safety, grief, stigma, family dynamics, spirituality, trauma, and belonging often overlap in complex ways. I work from the belief that queer and trans clients deserve care that is not merely “accepting,” but genuinely respectful, identity-affirming, culturally responsive, and empowering.

My practice supports LGBTQ+ clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, life transitions, grief, self-worth, identity exploration, burnout, and the long-term impact of shame, rejection, or minority stress. I welcome clients who are exploring sexuality or gender, coming out later in life, healing from invalidating environments, building chosen family, or trying to live more fully and authentically. I strive to create a space where clients do not have to educate their therapist in order to feel seen.

My clinical approach is relational, affirming, and individualized, drawing from trauma-informed therapy, strengths-based social work, mindfulness-based approaches, CBT/DBT-informed skills, and insight-oriented work. I also value the ways culture, embodiment, meaning, and personal identity shape mental health. In LGBTQ+ care, that means honoring each person’s lived experience rather than reducing them to a diagnosis or a label.

In addition to my clinical work, I am committed to ongoing professional growth in inclusive, ethical, and equity-centered care. I am a member of the National Association of Social Workers and hold independent clinical licensure across multiple states. My work is grounded in respect for LGBTQ+ identity, autonomy, dignity, and self-determination, and I aim to provide care that feels safe, elevated, and deeply human.