Hi! I am a Licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Practical Nurse(LPN) based in Central MN. I graduated from Saint Cloud State University in 2008 and have been working in mental health for over 20 years. I have been licensed as an LPCC for 8 of those years and licensed as a nurse for over 20 years. I have extensive work in crisis intervention and have worked with people experiencing all kinds of symptoms that are interfering with their lives. I know how important it is to feel better as quickly as possible and the desire to get back to enjoying life. Let's work together to get you there!
You can expect to get to know each other, identify what your priorities are for therapy and create a plan to get there.
Having worked with people from all areas of life and with a specialty in crisis work, I've developed a solution focused skill set that allows time for processing and quickly moves into problem solving and finding the best skills for you to see progress as quick as possible.
I enjoy working with people who want to learn and practice skills that will make a difference in how they are feeling and bring what they learn to their everyday life.
I have 8 years of experience in CBT. I will work alongside you to teach you the skills that will help decrease symptoms that are causing you distress or interfering with you feeling well or doing the things you want to do in life that make you succeed and be satisfied with your life. I will not only teach you the skills but we will practice the skills together and identify when to use them and review the use of them in your everyday life in subsequent visits.
I gravitate toward solution focused treatment to help to identify the source of current dissatisfaction and move into problem solving to get you feeling better as quickly as possible. I lean into your strengths, resiliency and empower to feel less overwhelmed and happier in your life even when things are not perfect. They seldom are! We will work together to help you to feel better as quickly as we can!