Andrea has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Miami University with an emphasis in Child Development. She obtained her Master of Social Work degree from Loyola University Chicago with a dual specialization in School Social Work and Children and Families. Andrea has worked at a community mental health clinic focusing on children and young adults experiencing anxiety and depression as well as in the public school system providing individual and group therapy for children ages 2-6. In her clinical work, Andrea uses a strength-based perspective, incorporating the learnings from trauma, attachment theory and brain development to help families optimize relationships and their sense of connection.

Andrea also completed a two-year postgraduate fellowship in Infant Parent Mental Health at the University of Massachusetts/Boston in November 2019.

Andrea is a Theraplay Trainer and Supervisor as well as a Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor. She held a role on the IL Association for Play Therapy Executive Board from 2017-2024. An Affiliate Professor at Northwestern University Masters of Counselling Program, she teaches Methods of Play Therapy to graduate students hoping to pass down her love of working with little ones and their families.