About Me
I work with parents to make sense of complex patterns in their children’s behavior, development, and environments—and to decide what to do next.
I’m based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, and I’m a parent myself.
I think about my role, both as a parent and in my work, as a form of stewardship.
Not control.
Not trying to fit children into spaces before they’re ready.
I work to create conditions where natural growth can happen and also to allow children to outgrow the spaces they’re in.
That often means adjusting the environment instead of pushing behavior, staying close enough to support without overriding autonomy, and knowing when to walk beside a child and when to step slightly behind.
When that perspective shifts, things don’t necessarily become simpler—but they do become clearer.
This way of thinking is built from years of working inside the systems families are often trying to navigate.
My background is in clinical psychology, with doctoral-level training focused on child and adolescent mental health, assessment, and development . I’ve worked across therapy, assessment, early childhood programs, and residential care settings
A large part of that work has been making sense of complex, sometimes conflicting pieces of information across settings that don’t always translate clearly between each other, seeing how different environments shape how children are understood.
Over time, I started to notice a consistent gap: parents are often given a lot of information, but it doesn’t always translate into clear decisions across settings. And even more, there isn’t a specific service designed to help them make sense of it or decide what to do next.
So my role is to help make sense of what you’re already holding—identifying what matters, connecting the pieces, and turning that into clear, usable next steps.
That often means working through questions like:
• Would an evaluation actually be helpful?
• What kind of support would make a difference right now?
• How do I approach school expectations or accommodations in a way that fits my child?
• What’s worth pursuing, and what can wait?
The goal isn’t more information. It’s clarity.
You don’t need more information.
You need a way to see what’s already there—more clearly.
That’s the work we do together.
Take the next step
A focused conversation to help you make sense of what’s going on—and what to do next.
You don’t need everything figured out before you reach out.