Psychotherapist for Adults
Hope brings a collaborative, strengths-based approach to her work with patients, creating a warm and nonjudgmental space where individuals feel safe exploring their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. She meets patients where they are, helping them understand the connection between their beliefs, emotions, and behaviors and recognize patterns that may no longer serve them. Hope draws on each patient’s existing strengths to build confidence and develop practical tools for navigating life’s challenges.
Hope’s clinical work is informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and grounded in Trauma-Informed Care. She is particularly interested in working with patients experiencing anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma, as well as those navigating relationship conflicts and interpersonal difficulties. Hope tailors her work to each patient’s needs, helping them develop greater insight, strengthen coping skills, and create meaningful change.
In addition to Hope’s areas of special focus, she is qualified and experienced in treating a wide range of mental health concerns, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, panic, OCD, PTSD, trauma, grief, burnout, couples and family issues, relationship difficulties, personality disorders, eating disorders, addictive disorders (including alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, and food), ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, dissociative disorders, psychotic disorders, chronic illness adjustment, sleep disorders, somatic conditions, work and career stress, identity and existential concerns, perfectionism, cultural and racial identity stress, and life transitions. Using an eclectic range of evidence-based approaches, she provides compassionate, individualized care tailored to every patient she serves.
Hope has a strong foundation in clinical social work through her formal training at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a minor in Psychology from the University of Vermont, where she graduated as an Honors Scholar and completed a senior thesis examining well-being and the impact of technology on quality of life. Hope gained clinical experience at University Settlement’s Families Thriving Program, providing counseling to elementary and middle school students experiencing behavioral and emotional regulation challenges. Prior to pursuing social work, Hope spent nearly a decade in operations, marketing, and communications roles supporting organizations serving youth facing learning differences, economic adversity, and barriers to opportunity. This experience informs her understanding of the broader environments that can shape a patient’s well-being.
