Speciality Areas: Relationship Challenges, Existential Issues, Identity, Depression/Anxiety, Navigating Cultural Transitions, Adulthood; Fluent in Amharic

In Person in Edina/Virtual Appointments

It often feels like we’re just one app or self-help guru away from “fixing” our problems—with bliss and ease seemingly at our fingertips. Yes, we have cinnamon-flavored dental floss and Instacart to deliver our groceries, but what do we do with the ache that wakes us in the middle of the night or the condemning voice that whispers, You should have gotten over this by now?

Why is it so difficult to build and maintain good relationships with ourselves and others? Why do we both long for and resist meaningful connection? And what do we do with the nagging questions: Is this all there is? Does my life have meaning?

If you’ve wrestled with these thoughts, know that nothing is wrong with you. You’re simply a human being navigating life in all its mystery and beauty, terror and absurdity. And I’d like to join you as a fellow traveler. 

My counseling (and living) approach is grounded in existential philosophy and interpersonal/relational dynamics. I strive to create a safe  haven where you can deeply know yourself and explore life’s deeper questions, so you can live in alignment with your truest values.