My name is SJ- welcome to my practice! I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a trained Art Therapist, and I provide both traditional outpatient telehealth talk therapy therapy as well as art therapy. I work with adults and couples as well as teens, and have completed extensive continuing education work on couples therapy. I graduated with my MSW in 2016 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and completed a post-graduate certificate in Art Therapy through the University of Edinboro in 2021.

Much of what brings people to therapy are emotions and experiences that are unexplored and unexpressed. Focusing on creating an environment that is safe enough for clients to explore those things is my first priority, and my second is to help explore whatever it is the client has arrived with that day. For clients seeking art therapy services, it is also a priority to provide new means of expression and healing.

Like most therapists, I use a variety of approaches in my work, including psychodynamic theory (exploring how past relationships and experiences influence the present), CBT (examining thought patterns and behaviors and helping explore ways to incorporate new ones) and relational theory (focusing on the importance of relationships for healing). These approaches also apply to work in art therapy.

More important than any technical approach, however, is my belief that all people have something to offer and that change is possible. My personal style is warm, welcoming, attentive, and purposeful. I would love to meet you and see how we can grow!