I began working with couples early in my career and was hooked from the start. There is something that happens in the room when two people start to really understand each other, not just the surface version of each other, but the deeper story underneath, that I find genuinely moving and meaningful.
Most of the couples I work with come to me when things have already gotten hard. They are stuck in a pattern they cannot name, carrying hurts that have been building for years. I have sat with enough of those couples to know the earlier you do this work, the easier it is. Not because early relationships are without complexity, but because patterns are more flexible when they are new, and understanding each other deeply from the beginning changes everything about what you build together.
I have always been passionate about relationships
A little bit about me
I have spent many summers up in Vermont, going to and working at summer camp. The Vermont state flower, the Red Clover, has always reminded me of these times. Feeling joyful, authentic, and forming genuine connections. I wanted to bring that energy to my practice with couples. That’s how Red Clover Counseling got its name!
About Red Clover
What's in the name
joyful, authentic, genuine connection
Education and Trainings
I am a clinical social worker licensed to practice in Maryland. Couples work is the center of my clinical practice, it makes up the vast majority of the work I do, and I am continually seeking out training to deepen and sharpen my skills.
I am an ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist. I have specialized training in affair recovery and trauma-informed practice.
I am a sex-positive, LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapist with experience working with non-traditional relationships and diverse relationship structures.
Education & Experience
A little bit about how I got here
Education & Trainings
MSW from University of Maryland Baltimore in Clinical Social Work
BA from American University: Masters in Psychology
ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist
Trainings:
Sex as a Safe Adventure: Connecting Sexually & Emotionally Through EFT with Zoya Simakhodskaya, Ph.D. & Michael Moran, LCSW, CST
Beyond Betrayals: Finding Hope & Healing through EFCT with Dr. Jim Furrow & Dr. Lisa Palmer-Olsen
The Self Study Program in the EFT Attachment Injury Resolution Model with Lorrie Brubacher, LMFT
Transforming Trauma with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) with Sue Johnson, EdD and Leanne Campbell, PhD
Keeping Your Focus & Going Deeper in EFT with George Faller
Betrayal Trauma from an EFT Lens with Kelly Bourque
Working with EFT in a Neuro-affirming way with Heike McCahon & Angie Gawith
Emotionally Focused Therapy Core Skills with Dr. Kathryn Rheem
Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship with Debi Scimeca-Diaz
Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level 1