Clinically trained. Personally recovered. An ethical expert delivering practical, no-nonsense approaches to anxiety when nothing else has worked.

Professional Standard

I am a therapist specializing in the evidence-based treatment of anxiety disorders and OCD. My practice and educational work are rooted in third-wave mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies, specifically Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Metacognitive Therapy (MCT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Inference-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT).

My therapy clients often arrive in my practice after trying dozens of anxiety cures and control-based strategies that leave them discouraged and frustrated.

In a topic crowded with quick fixes, nervous system hacks, and predatory promises of an instant anxiety cure, I provide a clinically honest alternative. My focus is on the mechanical reality of the anxiety response, and development of the psychological flexibility required to navigate it and overcome it. I don’t offer magic solutions or promises of “eliminating anxiety”. I offer a clinical roadmap for those tired of searching for an escape that never actually comes.

Lived Experience

My commitment to this field is driven by more than just academic interest. For over 20 years, I lived the reality of panic disorder, agoraphobia, and OCD. I know the exhaustion of the “white-knuckle” drive, the trap of “safe people,” and the terror of a mind that feels like it’s turned against you.

However, my personal history is not my primary qualification. It is only the lens through which I apply my clinical training. I spent five years in formal graduate study and clinical supervision because I recognized that lived experience alone isn’t enough to solve complex anxiety disorders. My journey allows me to acknowledge how difficult this work is. My training provides the empirical tools to help you do it.

Beyond the Office

I am the author or co-author of four books on the mechanics of anxiety, host of The Anxious Truth podcast, and co-host of the Disordered podcast. My work has been featured in Vogue magazine and the New York Times and has reached millions of people globally, not by promising they will never feel anxious again, but by teaching them that they can handle the feeling when it arrives.

Whether through my books, workshops, or clinical practice, my goal is simple: to provide the practical, reality-based education you need when nothing else has worked.