“Blake helps you understand your past and no longer feel stuck in it.”
Therapy that goes beyond understanding why you feel the way you do.
I received my Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Vermont, where I began my clinical work at the University of Vermont’s Mind Body Medicine Clinic. My early training focused heavily on cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and the relationship between our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
From there, I worked in addiction treatment and later in community mental health in Pittsburgh, providing therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families affected by trauma, substance use, and significant life stress.
Those experiences taught me something that has continued to shape the way I practice today: understanding what happened to you is important, but understanding alone does not always change how the experience continues to affect you.
That realization led me to EMDR therapy.
Who I Work With
I primarily work with adults who lead functional lives but recognize that unresolved experiences are still affecting the way they feel, work, or connect with other people.
You might be a highly capable professionally but are struggling privately with anxiety, emotional reactivity, difficulty slowing down, relationship patterns, perfectionism, or a persistent feeling that you should be doing better than you are.
Sometimes the connection to trauma is obvious. Other times, people simply notice that their reactions feel stronger than the situation seems to warrant.
My work is about helping you understand those patterns and healing where they came from so you can show up the way you want.
