I was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee in a loving and complicated blended family. My first introduction to therapy was in my early teens, a time when my greatest influences were The Golden Girls and Designing Women, the charismatic evangelical church, many strict ballet teachers, encouraging librarians, and more talented and empathetic educators than I can count.  

I attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where I earned a Bachelor of Science in Communications, Public Relations and a Minor in Business. In 2010, I moved to Nashville to work in communications and marketing. In 2013, I became a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher, and began teaching public and private yoga classes.  

The practice of yoga, as well as my own continued therapeutic journey, led me to pursue a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University. I was immediately drawn to the systemic lens through which marriage and family therapists approach our work.  

After graduating and moving back to Chattanooga in 2018, I began my career in community mental health as a school-based therapist. I worked primarily with elementary age students who experienced challenges regulating their emotions and behaviors. I also continued to teach and practice yoga, as well as complete my 300 hour yoga teacher training. 

I live in Chattanooga with my 90 pound lab-pit mix, George. We go on daily walks, where he enjoys saying hello to our neighbors while I listen to podcasts ranging in subjects from popular culture, politics, trends in therapy, and reality television.  

I opened my private therapy practice in 2022, and teach public group yoga classes at Yoga Landing and The Sports Barn.