After a number of years doing this work, I’ve learned that most people don’t come to therapy because they want a new coping skill — they come because they’re done white-knuckling their way through life. I can help with that. For couples and individuals, I help people get to the root of what’s really driving patterns, reactions, or disconnection that keep showing up. Once you see it clearly, change stops feeling impossible — actual, authentic healing can be a possibility. My approach is relational, honest, warm and curious. I’ll ask questions that might stop you mid-thought — not to catch you off guard, but to help you connect dots you’ve never considered before. I use evidence-based trauma treatments like EMDR and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), as well as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples. For those who desire it, I can integrate your Christian faith perspective as well. I also draw from nutritional psychiatry because, frankly, mental health isn’t just “in your head.” The mind-body connection is far more real than most people know.
Clients often tell me they leave our first session feeling lighter, clearer, and relieved — that something finally clicked. When I hear, “I never connected those dots before,” I know we’re on to something meaningful.
My greatest strengths as a clinician are warmth, lots of experience, and a sense of humor that keeps hard work human! I draw from years of advanced training but never take a one-size-fits-all approach. I love working with couples on improving connection, and individuals on improving relationship with themselves and others.
Most of the people who find me are strong on paper and quietly exhausted in real life. They’ve built careers, families, and done amazing things while ignoring the knot in their chest that never really goes away. They’ve read the books, tried unsucsessfully to numb, or tried to think their way out of it, and they’re tired. I tend to work with people who are done pretending “fine” is good enough. Some come from military, medical, first responder or traumatic backgrounds where strength is mandatory but softness is foreign. Others are couples who still care about each other but can’t seem to stop circling the same arguments. Faith sometimes plays a role, too. Some of my clients want a space where they can bring both their faith and their questions without being preached at. If you value honesty, intelligence, and a little humor in the middle of hard work, we’ll probably get along. My clients don’t want endless coping tools or a pep talk. They want clarity, insight, and real change. I have a lot of hope for that!
EMDR
EMDR is incredibly effective to treat the core of an upsetting or traumatic memory in a discreet way. I have practiced EMDR since 2017.