I have extensive experience working with a wide variety of populations from troubled youth, substance abusers, prisoners, the severe mentally ill, and active-duty military. I am able to provide support for a variety of issues including mood disorders, self-harm, suicidality, social skills, personality disorders, addiction, anxiety, and intensive sexual and combat trauma. I have two sons and one puppy I enjoy spending time with in my free time. I enjoy all things related to the water, being outside, traveling, spending time with loved ones, and reading.
I have a very calming presence in therapy. I aim to ensure my clients feel supported and cared for regardless of the stressors they are facing in their lives.
I have a breadth of experience, working with numerous interventions including, cognitive behavioral, cognitive behavioral for insomnia, solution-focused, narrative, dialectical behavioral, object relations, cognitive processing, prolonged exposure therapies, acceptance and commitment therapy, accelerated resolution therapy (ART) , and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). I also completed Gottman Level 1 training for relationships.
I have spent the last 4-5 years with the military, with the last 2.5 years being with a Special Forces unit. My specialty is helping soldiers work through complex combat trauma and re-integrate into civilian life.