About Your Therapist

I grew up hiding beneath layers of masks.

Through the process of unlearning + unmasking I have been able to reclaim my true essence, meet my most authentic self + developed an understanding of my sensory and support needs.

I no longer see myself as something broken to be fixed but rather as a sensitive + unique being who was struggling to navigate systems not designed to support or understand them.

This experience led me to my mission + purpose — to walk along others as they embark on the same journey of unmasking + coming home to themselves.

As a social worker, business owner + human, I reflect on the privilege I hold + how this has assisted me in navigating the world. As a prospective client, you may be interested in the lens I look through………

I am a first generation immigrant settler from The Middle East + a Person of the Global Majority (PoGM). I have a Master's Education + have benefited from class privilege. I am neurodivergent, queer and a parent. I am chronically ill, able-boded + a trauma survivor.

I live on an island off the coast of Maine and stare at the ocean for fun :)


I feel my lived experience makes me a bad ass therapist. You are not broken. Nothing is “wrong” with you. You just haven't been given the time, space + support you need to be truly ✨YOU✨

Experience

Education:

  • Master of Social Work | Concentration in Integrated Healthcare

    ————> Western Carolina University - 2020

  • Bachelor of Art in Psychology | Minor in Outdoor Leadership

    ————> Warren Wilson College - 2016

Licenses:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker:

Certifications

  • Brainspotting Practitioner - Level 1

  • Alternatives for Families (AF-CBT)

Clinical Experience:

  • Therapist on the Integrated Child Welfare team supporting families on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians reservation on the Qualla Boundary

  • Wilderness therapist for AFAB adolescents in the Pisgah National Forest

  • Clinical intern at a psychiatric crisis stabilization unit for children + teens in downtown Asheville, North Carolina

  • Intern at a residential treatment center for pregnant + parenting women struggling with substance abuse

  • Mentor for AFAB adolescents at a residential treatment center + wilderness therapy program

Other Experience:

  • 10 years working in the service industry

  • Early Childhood Educator

  • Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hiker - 2014