MAP-Trauma Therapy

07/16/2025

07/15/2025

06/26/2025

So grateful for the opportunity to work with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and the ICU team on a project that supported families whose children were in the ICU and the trauma that can come from that experience. This Poster was presented at the ESPNIC 2025 Conference in Spain today.
Thank you to everyone on the team :)

06/09/2025

04/03/2025

Thinking about getting my certification 🙂

The withdrawal period for people recovering from substance use disorder is particularly challenging, possibly partly due to cortisol changes

02/14/2025

They say to put your best foot forward. So here is my attempt at new headshots; let me know your thoughts.

01/06/2025

12/09/2024

A good reminder for the holiday season and all year long.

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The holidays are tough for so many of us. Help is available. ❤💚

11/19/2024

I know it has been a while since I posted.
Officially full-time in private practice now.
Accepting BCBS, Cigna, AETNA, and soon United.
Please reach out if you or anyone you know may need mental health services.

Send a message to learn more

10/23/2024

Don't forget.
Please reach out if you or someone you know might benefit from Psychotherapy.

02/07/2024

Good day everyone, I wanted to share that. MAP-Trauma Therapy is now accepting Illinois Medicaid. If you are looking for mental health services please reach out.

02/07/2024

Behavior is complex. It is laden with all sorts of different variables, and is not the end-all-be-all of health.

This is SO important to understanding people in general, but children in specific.

Not all "well behaved" children are acting that way out of health. Many are deeply afraid of what will happen if they step out of line or express a negative emotion. Many are locked up in anxiety and performance pressure that is driven by pressure and not motivation.

I have known many children who minded all their P's and Q's but were deeply unwell in terms of their anxiety, or concept of self or relational security.

And healthy children are not always well-behaved. Why? Because children are emotional creatures, and they don't have fully formed pre-frontal cortexes to help them process and rationalize when in the throes of big emotional waves.

If you want to know how a child is doing you must study so much more than their behavior in a particular moment. You have to know their story, their world, their developmental stage, and the unique truth about what matters to them and makes them tick.

Love on.