About Me

I earned my master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia in 2017. My primary focus is working with adults and older adolescents with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, complex and PTSD trauma. I am coming to mental health counseling as a career-changer from software systems engineering because after 20 years in the tech field I felt strongly that my true interest and value lies in helping people overcome their mental health challenges.

During my practicum and internship in 2016 and 2017, I worked in community mental health settings and a substance use treatment facility. I started my residency in 2018 working both as a talk therapist and a neurofeedback clinician. I obtained my independent professional counselor license (LPC) in 2021.

As a person who immigrated to the United States from Croatia, I am very much interested in multigenerational culture issues and other acculturation challenges. I came to the United States in 1992 in part due to experiencing a destructive civil war in my country of origin, Croatia. I witnessed firsthand human beings struggling with and overcoming their personal and collective traumas. This experience led me to seek out specialization in trauma informed and trauma focused therapeutic modalities.

I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, I am a Certified Personality Disorder Treatment Provider (C-PD) and I am trained in neurofeedback and general biofeedback.