To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it – Kurt Vonnegut

Creativity and self-expression is a gift. It’s a gift to have the ability to transform an idea or feeling into an art form, from imagination or sense, into something real. It’s a gift to be able express it, and a gift to share it with the outside world.

Creatives are the bravest, boldest people I know. To get up in front of a crowd and perform, to be in your most vulnerable state, up on display for the world to see, you risk judgment, criticism and rejection. That to me is true strength and courage.

I know how frustrating it can feel when you are not able to expend your creative energy and express your art. It can feel like a dampening of your spirit. I know you feel the most alive when you are in being your creative self.

I know what it’s like to hustle, to work multiple jobs trying to make the pieces of the puzzle fit so you can do what you need in order to write, perform, or record. The ups and downs cause internal and external instability, which can feel exhausting, soul crushing, and anxiety provoking. Sometimes you question why you even do it. And wonder how, at times, the one thing that had initially been your source of healing is also your source of distress.

But you’re reminded of why you do it when you have those beautiful moments…the rush of creating something out of nothing, the euphoria and adrenaline after you walk off stage after a performance, those moments make you feel so alive and remind you why you sacrifice so much.

Often times, you feel plagued with self-doubt and criticism but you are the only one truly getting in your way. Fear and damaging old ideas about yourself constrain you from reaching your full potential. Therapy can help you learn to recognize, nurture and heal your inner artist.

My Journey as an Artist

I began my early years as a musician and songwriter where I learned the ins and outs of the entertainment industry and met some of the bravest people I know today. I strongly identify with this part of myself, because like you, it is more than a career, it is part of my soul, spirit and identity. I carry with me an understanding of what it’s like to pursue something you’re passionate about and the emotional toll it can take when you are met with rejection and criticism. I also understand how deeply gratifying it feels when you achieve goals that once seemed light years away.

Through these experiences, I’ve applied various therapeutic techniques to my own life in order to tackle performance anxiety, overcome the strong inner-critic within myself, and free myself from other people’s opinions.

I help performers, artists and writers cope with issues unique to the creative fields such as creative blocks, rejection and perfectionism getting in the way of reaching their goals. Together, we will identify old wounds or damaging ideas about yourself to help you heal, grow and reach your full potential.

I’m here to support you in achieving change and reaching your goals & dreams.

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit. -E. E. Cummings

The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.– Neil Gaiman