My work as an art therapist and counselor is grounded in creativity, connection, and social justice. Over the years, I’ve supported individuals, families, and communities impacted by violence, trauma, and systemic oppression, as well as those navigating life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, identity exploration, and relationship challenges. I’ve witnessed both the weight these experiences can carry and the strength and resilience that can emerge through art, reflection, and supportive relationships. My background includes working in inpatient behavioral health hospitals, pediatric settings, schools, in-home therapy, and community outpatient care, with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Before becoming an art therapist, I spent five years as a Registered Behavioral Technician supporting children, teens, and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities. My commitment to community-centered work extends beyond the therapy room, including contributing to Hearing Philadelphia, a music project amplifying the voices of those affected by gun violence, and conducting research on group art therapy with Iranian women impacted by violence and oppression.

• M.A. in Art Therapy and Counseling, Drexel University (2023)

• B.A. in Psychology, Arcadia University (2018)

• 250 Hour Yoga Teacher Certification, Yoga Life Institute (2020)

My Education

Licenses

• Provisional Registered Art Therapist, Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc.

  • Credential ID: ATR-P 25-179

• Licensed Associate Professional Counselor, State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors

  • License Number: APC001246

• Cognitive Processing Therapy, Medical University of South Carolina (September 2025)

• Basics of Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders, with Dr. Sandy Capaldi (August 2025)

• Eco-Systemic Structural Family Therapy, Philadelphia Child and Family Training Center (February 2024-May 2025)

• Overdose Prevention and Reversal Training, Department of Public Health (April 2024)

Continued Education Trainings

• Art as Resistance: Photovoice for Connection, Exploration, and Empowerment with Iranian Freedom Fighters, Drexel University (2023)

  • Presented at:

    • Women Who Create: The Feminine and the Arts Conference by the London Arts-Based Research Center (2024)

    • American Art Therapy Conference (2023)

    • Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference (2023)

    • Drexel Creative Arts Therapy Therapies Colloquium (2023)

• Expressive Arts Therapy, a Prospective Treatment for Trauma in Refugee Youth, Arcadia University (2018)

• The Effect of Priming a Unique Memory on Creativity, Arcadia University (2018)

• The Effect of Priming for Multicultural and Within-Culture Learning on Creativity, Arcadia University (2017)

• The Effect of Priming a Creative Clay Task on Negative Mood, Arcadia University (2017)

• Pavlovian-To-Instrumental Transfer Using Various Sensory Modalities, Arcadia University (2016)

Research