About me

Welcome to Durham Art Therapy & Counseling. The decision to seek support for any life challenges is a big one, and finding the right therapist for you is an integral part of a successful outcome. To that aim, I will share a little more about me.

After attending art school, teaching, working in advertising in NYC, and running a small jewelry business, I decided to return to graduate school seeking a deeper meaning in my everyday work.  I received my MA in Art Therapy from New York University in 2003 and haven’t looked back.

Soon after moving to NC, I co-founded the Art Therapy Institute, a local nonprofit in Carrboro, in 2006. There, my purposes were to increase visibility for the field, access to services, and create community for ourselves. Working primarily with children with special needs, and refugees, as well as serving as the Executive Director of ATI for over 10 years, it became time to again set down some new roots again, this time closer to home.

Durham Art Therapy & Counseling was borne out of this need, and through my private practice, I am able to work again more closely with individual therapy clients as well as provide clinical supervision and consultation. I am IFS Level 2 Trained as well as EMDR trained and love the interplay of IFS, EMDR, and Art therapy in my work with clients. Feel free to reach out for a consultation to see if we might be a good fit.

Below are my credentials:

Board Certified, Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC)

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Supervisor (LCMHC-S)

IFS Level 2 Trained Practitioner

EMDR Trained

ATR and LCMHC Supervisor

Trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction