Depression doesn't always look like falling apart. For many of my clients it looks like functioning, meeting deadlines, showing up, keeping it together, while feeling increasingly disconnected from everything that used to matter. The effort it takes just to get through the day quietly accumulates.

I bring an unusual background to this work. As a VA-funded researcher I study how depression affects daily functioning and how treatments can be designed to actually move people forward. That research perspective directly shapes how I work clinically. I'm not guessing at what helps.

My approach draws on CBT, ACT, and CPT depending on what the person and the situation call for. The work is structured, evidence-based, and collaborative.