Welcome! My name is Whitney and I’m a psychotherapist who practices across the lifespan. I believe we are all doing the best we can to navigate day-to-day life and that we all hold the potential to experience more embodied and playful connections with ourselves and with others.
Our personal histories with family, community and larger social systems are complex. They naturally leave an imprint on our current relationship patterns in ways that may make us feel stuck or fragmented. It is my aim to create a creative container where you can feel safe enough to uncover ways you learned to survive. In our co-created space, you can explore whether these adaptations are still serving you, experiment with new possibilities and grieve what was lost or never received.
I have been working with children, families and groups since 2009 in a variety of clinical settings. Many of my clients have experienced depression, anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions and traumatic experiences. My approach offers a blending of embodied methods and traditional talk therapy for individuals, families and groups.
When searching for my own sense of safety and security, I find myself returning to the creative process, nature, play, my community and my body time and time again.
I hold a Masters of Social Work degree from Indiana University and am a Registered Drama Therapist/Board Certified Trainer through the North American Drama Therapy Association. My practice is located within New Hope for Families where I have the privilege of working alongside the teachers, children and families of New Hope in addition to my private practice clients and students.
I am also a graduate of the Institute of Developmental Transformations and hold post-graduate training in Playback Theatre, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Family Systems, Psychodynamic/Developmental Psychology, Sandtray, SoulCollage®, Women Writing for (a) Change CFLT, Trauma-Informed Yoga and Somatics.
