My Story

Like many who feel called to help heal, my journey began with a wound: chronic pain. Starting as a teen, when most people’s attention is taken up trying to make it through the day, my pain demanded I dig beneath the surface to find a reason to live. The meaning I chose was meaning itself: What makes life meaningful & how can I help people live meaningful lives?

Years later, as a Clinical Psychology PhD student, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy gave me the tools I needed to do more than just have a life’s purpose worth suffering for. I finally stopped suffering & started to enjoy life, even though I still had chronic pain.

Now, as a Life & Death Coach, it’s my turn to help you. Whether your pain is physical, mental, or existential, I want to help you stop suffering & start living.

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My Approach

I graduated from Texas A&M University's Clinical Psychology program with a

Master's degree. Then, I completed my PhD in Personality Psychology with a

research focus on Existential Psychology. I'm trained to practice:

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
Somatic Therapy
Existential-Humanistic Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Compassion-Focused Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

My experience as a therapist forms the foundation of my Life & Death Coaching. While my focus has shifted from treating mental illnesses to transforming & enriching people’s lives as a whole, my approach remains grounded in evidence-based best practices for mental health professionals.

I specialize in working with clients who are:

Disabled/chronically ill
Neurodivergent
LGBTQIA+
Religious minorities

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Research focus:

How the inevitability of death makes life meaningful

Publications on:

Treating death anxiety, eco-anxiety, & chronic pain
Promoting meaning in life, authenticity, purpose, existential mattering, & appreciation of everyday life