The site tells you what I do. This page tells you why.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified Journal Therapist, a Certified Poetry Therapist, and a Certified Mentor through the International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy. Since 2001 I have used therapeutic writing in professional development, leadership training, mentorship, and one-on-one work with individuals.
My approach is grounded in positive psychology and shaped by trauma theory, expressive arts, and reflective practice.
An ethical crossroads
I did not start here. My first career was in the corporate sector, and it ended at an ethical crossroads that made staying impossible. I left, retrained as a clinical social worker, and have spent every year since thinking about the same question in different forms: what happens to people when the work they do stops matching who they are?
That question still runs underneath everything I do. Whether I am working with someone in a career transition, a clinician on the edge of burnout, or a leadership team that has lost the thread, the work is usually about reconnecting with purpose, integrity, and meaning.
What the pandemic taught me
I worked on the frontline during COVID-19. What I saw there sharpened something I had understood only in outline before: vicarious trauma is real, institutional stress accumulates in the body and in the language people use, and the professions built around caring for others are often the worst at caring for their own.
Writethought exists in large part because of that. A great deal of my work is now with people in helping professions and high-demand environments, and it is deliberately built as a place to stop, restore, and grow rather than one more thing to keep up with.
Culture, identity, and how we say things
I come from a multicultural background, and I have spent a long time noticing how identity, culture, and lived experience shape the way people communicate, lead, process what happens to them, and connect with others. Those influences show up on the page quickly, often before someone has consciously named them. Making room for that exploration is part of how I work, in personal and professional settings alike.
What people leave with
Since 2001 I have brought therapeutic writing into training, mentorship, and professional consultation. What participants tend to remember is not the theory. It is the practical, creative tools they walk out with, the kind that keep working in their jobs, their leadership, their relationships, and their own lives long after the session ends.
Credentials
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Certified Journal Therapist
- Certified Poetry Therapist
- Certified Mentor, International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy (IFBPT)
- Practicing since 2001
How I work
Grounded in positive psychology. Informed by trauma theory, expressive arts, and reflective practice. Practical rather than abstract. Every session is built to hand you something you can use again on your own.
I specialize in helping professionals, caregivers, clinicians, educators, and organizations explore how writing deepens self-awareness, strengthens emotional resilience, prevents burnout, and builds genuine connection.
A note on scope
Although I am a licensed clinician, I do not provide psychotherapy through Writethought. The coaching, training, and consultation offered here are educational and developmental. If I believe therapeutic services would serve you better, I will say so and help you find them. Read the full disclaimer
Start with a conversation
The best way to know whether this is right for you is to talk. Consultations run with no expectation on either side.