As far back as I can remember, I have been a theatre person. Born and raised in North Carolina, I grew up surrounded by the rich Southern tradition of storytelling and shaped by the quirky and hardy world of the theatre. It was a wonderful way to grow up.
As an actor, I have worked in more than 150 theatre productions.

I trained rigorously and acted in New York then trained other actors for several years in New York and back home in Raleigh. When I decided to become a therapist, I knew I wanted the exchange between a client and me to be like acting; I wanted to create a therapeutic experience that opened people to worlds of possibilities and freedom. Some of the things I love the most about being a therapist are engaging with people’s entire physical and vocal presences when we’re in an active space together, animating our imaginations to allow us to live playfully, and delighting in the moments of transcendence when we’re able to grasp universality. The world of the theatre helps us tell our stories and allows us to attune, envision, and experiment with ways of fulfilling our next chapters, ways that perhaps we might not have thought of alone.
Currently, I am a registered drama therapist and serve on the education committee of the North American Drama Therapy Association. The research I conduct in the field is historiography that attempts to understand perspectives of the past and considers how they have evolved into current mindsets while clarifying modern misconceptions of history. I am well-trained in various acting and physical theatre techniques as well as the Alexander Technique and Fitzmaurice Voicework®. I’m also certified in Toxic Stress Reduction & Compassion Care and am an endorsed practitioner of Rainbowdance®, an early-childhood music and movement intervention created by Dicki Macy of the Boston Children’s Foundation.