I develop, curate, and moderate conversations for bookish spaces. From creating panel concepts and themes to researching authors, developing thoughtful questions, and moderating the final event, I help build programming that feels intentional, engaging, and worth attending.

As an LCSW, trauma therapist, speaker, moderator, and author, I bring expertise in religious trauma, cult recovery, identity exploration, gender, sexuality, mental health, and the ways these experiences show up in literature. I use that background to develop panels and conversations with depth while keeping them accessible to both authors and audiences.

My work includes moderating panels at book conventions and festivals, hosting bookstore conversations and author events, conducting author interviews, developing questions and programming for literary events, participating in press and media conversations, and speaking about the intersections of books, identity, trauma, and mental health.

Whether I’m developing a panel from the first idea, interviewing an author about their newest release, or stepping onstage to moderate a conversation, I bring research, active listening, audience awareness, and an understanding of how to ask questions that move beyond surface-level talking points. My goal is to create bookish conversations where authors have room to say something meaningful, and audiences leave with something worth thinking about.