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An Authentic, Practical, and Compassionate Approach to Therapy

Transform how you work through anxiety and life transitions to find your well-being with a licensed counselor by your side.

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We all deserve to feel aligned with our lives and health

The most human of all experiences is being challenged by life's hurdles. We can overcome them together with straightforward guidance and empathetic support to help you start your healing.

Discover How
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Therapy changed my mental health and life for the better

My first step into therapy was on the other side of the relationship — as a client. Everything, from the outside, was just 'fine,' but I was listless, confused, and anxious about life. It felt like everyone around me was happy when I wasn't, and I wanted to figure out why. What was wrong with me?

I know how it feels when everything is okay but not quite right beneath the surface. And I know how it feels when you heal and come out the other side confident in yourself, the choices you make, and with the permission to live a life that is entirely yours.

After experiencing treatment, I wanted everyone to have access to this life-changing opportunity, so my career and journey to normalize therapy began. I had found my Ikigai, my life’s purpose. A vocation I am passionate about, that the world needs, and that I excel at.

  • IkigAi = Reason for being
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  • Iki = Life
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  • Gai = Value or Worth
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I can never know your lived experience, but we can explore it from a blank canvas together.

I'm here to serve you with a wholehearted commitment to you and your health.

It is the honor of my life to do this work every day, and I am so thankful to be given access to your world in such a profound and meaningful way.

  • Bachelor of Science in Communication, Florida State University

    Masters of Arts in Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling, University of South Florida

    Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with the state of California

    Licensed Mental Health Counselor with the state of Florida

Support and empowerment to help you heal

Sage & Sunshine draws people from all walks of life. From different backgrounds, countries, cultures, religions, and sexual orientations. It is a safe space for everyone to improve their lives, relationships, and how they view the world. Together we can overcome difficulties you are having.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
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What is Narrative Therapy?

Narrative Therapy uses the stories you tell about yourself and your life to help you see things from a different perspective so you can create new stories, new experiences, and a new future.

It's rooted in curiosity and an understanding that there are many possible directions a conversation can take, directed by you, not me.

You are the expert in your own life. By looking at the significant events that have shaped you like a story, you can reframe situations and rediscover your dreams, values, goals, and skills separate from your problems.

I will support you and provide the guidance and perspective needed to help you understand how these experiences have shaped you and how we can rewrite them so that you can create a life that reflects who you are, what you're capable of, and your purpose.

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What’s in a name?

Sage and Sunshine reflects how I want my clients to feel when we work together: optimistic, grounded, and aligned with the earth.

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SAGE

A blessing herb burned to clear the energy of a space and invite positive intentions.

Sage advice, characterized by wisdom, prudence, and sound judgment, are characteristics I ask into my practice.

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SUNSHINE

The vital life force necessary to keep us all alive.

Represents the inner light, optimism, and positive reframing we embody.

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Are you ready to live a life more aligned with what you want?