I am glad you are here. I commend you for taking this step and reaching out to seek support. Life can be extremely challenging, and we all need help sometimes. I imagine you are here searching for hope and relief from your pain and suffering.

One of the most important things to me as a therapist is our collaboration and connection. Because healing happens in connection and relationship, the therapeutic relationship is the foundation of our work together. I offer a safe and compassionate space where you are heard, accepted, and valued and can reclaim your power and be freed from shame.

I focus on meeting you where you are without judgment and hold space as you heal and grow. When clients feel supported in a nurturing, attuned, empathic, and trustworthy relationship, they can begin to take risks to be curious, honest, and transparent to share their stories, gain insight into how their stories have shaped them, and create new meaning about their experiences.

I have worked with individual adult women, teens, and children experiencing various problems such as depression, anxiety, adjustments to life transitions, grief and loss, trauma, and abuse. As a law enforcement wife of 22 years, I am familiar with the unique challenges of first responder life. You will find that I am down-to-earth and approachable, and I will incorporate humor and laughter into our sessions. I take a person-centered and strengths-based approach but integrate aspects of cognitive behavioral, narrative, and psychodynamic therapy into my work with clients. I can also incorporate your faith principles into our work by request. I respect clients of all backgrounds and believe everyone holds significant worth and potential.

I am trained in Brainspotting, a brain and body-based treatment that processes trauma at a deeper subcortical level and helps to regulate your nervous system. Based on your therapeutic goals, I will use an integrative therapy approach tailored to your needs.

As a Certified Grief Informed professional, I am passionate about helping clients work through grief and loss. I’ll partner with you to process your grief and loss so you can move forward with a sense of purpose and hope. Many challenges that bring people into therapy have their roots in deeply buried unresolved grief surrounding trauma and loss. It’s never too late to honor your losses. There is no timetable for grief and no right way to grieve. We grieve in our time in our way. It is possible to heal, practice self-compassion, and come to a place of hope and inner peace where you can make meaning of your experiences and live authentically.

I am trained in the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy, a research based process that will teach you skills to help you build your friendship and connection, learn to manage conflict and compromise in a win/win way, and learn to develop shared meaning and create joint life goals so that you feel like a really good “we” without sacrificing me.

Please know that you are not alone on this journey. You have significant worth and a purpose. According to Mary DeMuth, “An untold story never heals.” Tell your story! You matter. Your story matters and deserves to be heard.

Starting therapy may seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. I would be honored to come alongside you to listen with compassion and support you at your pace. Let today be the day that you make your well-being a priority. You are so worth it!