What is The Agency Agency all about?
I started The Agency Agency as a way to root my work more fully in Chicago and to formalize what had already been growing in my practice — therapy grounded in relationship, agency, and the understanding that emotional strength and creative expression are deeply connected.
After years of working as a therapist, supervisor, clinical director, and collaborator within both clinical and performing arts spaces, I wanted to build something that could hold all of that in one place.
The Agency Agency is now the home for that work — offering individual counseling, occasional workshops, and collaborations with local artists, businesses, and organizations. While I remain the therapist you’ll be working with, this practice reflects a broader commitment: creating spaces in Chicago where people can strengthen their voice, their agency, and their relationship to themselves.
In the summer of 2025 I saw a lot of theater, and the one thing that was present in every performance I saw was discussions of mental health. It would seem there is a great need for more collaboration between theater and mental health professionals. How convenient that I have a background in both!
I have been a practicing therapist since 2017, and a supervisor for therapists since 2023. I was also the Director of Clinical Operations for two years at a group practice. I received a year-long training in the NARM therapeutic approach. You can hear more about my approach with NARM listening to my guest appearance on there podcast here: https://complextraumatrainingcenter.com/transformingtrauma/episode-080/
I worked as a group therapist for the Second City’s “improv for Anxiety,” I completed a Fellowship at Live Oak, and my clinical internship was at Hartgrove Hospital.
Blending the Arts & Therapy
Before becoming a therapist I was an actor, improviser, and clown. Transitioning from a performing arts background to a new career in therapy was not a huge leap.
Understanding human behavior was what drew me to performing arts. I saw first hand the benefit of balancing communication between mind and body in order to grapple with difficult emotions. I bring with me the lessons I learned as a performer to help my clients address fear and strengthen their voice.
I graduated from the University of San Francisco with a BA in Performing Arts and Social Justice, minoring in Music. After living in Los Angeles for a brief stint, I found my home in the Chicago theater scene.