I have always been interested in what makes people and families do the things they do. We all have things from our childhoods and our families that we wish could be different. Helping children and families figure out some of those things and come to peace with those things is just incredibly rewarding.

I love the integrative team model. I love that if I have a questions about whether a medical issue like epilepsy is impacting a child’s behavior, I can run down the hall and talk to our pediatrician about it. I love that if the doctors have a question about a child’s behavior or development, they can just grab me and pull me in. It makes things so much easier for us as professionals and it really makes things flow better for families.

My family. I have a daughter in elementary school, and she is just the coolest person in the universe. And I love reading. I love fiction and connecting directly into characters’ thoughts, feelings, and experiences.