Cadence blends humanistic and existential theory with narrative and expressive arts practices to help clients process and express emotions, explore their relationships with self and others, and learn new coping skills for daily life. Cadence holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Goddard College; she is an LPC candidate. Cadence worked with individuals and families in Northeast Philadelphia for her clinical internship during graduate school, and she focused her academic studies on grief and bereavement, trauma and attachment, and expressive arts therapies. After completing her graduate studies, Cadence worked as an Outpatient Therapist at JFK Behavioral Health, a community mental health center in Center City, Philadelphia. Cadence provided person-centered individual psychotherapy to a diverse client population; she worked with each person to build a therapeutic relationship rooted in feelings of safety and nonjudgment, and to identify what they would like to receive from participating in the therapeutic process.

Cadence believes that processes such as grief and bereavement, as well as growth and change, are ongoing and non-linear. She works to honor each person’s unique experiences, holds space for emotional expression without judgment, and understands that what is helpful for one person might not be for another. She utilizes a strengths-based approach to help each person use their own skills, values, and interests to create and establish routines of self-care, self-expression, and as coping strategies for the difficult emotions associated with grief and loss. When appropriate, Cadence draws from her background as an artist and writer, as well as her education and training in the expressive arts therapies, to help individuals process and explore their emotions and experiences through engagement in creative practices.