I am a licensed professional counselor with over 14 years’ experience in a variety of treatment settings. I have worked in both inpatient and outpatient programs aiding folks in addressing concerns related to mental/emotional health, relational health, and substance use. I am rooted in harm reduction using a person-centered, mindfulness-based, and existential framework. I aim to walk alongside you, working together to explore your challenges, old hurts, dreams, and needs. These things all have a context and I endeavor to support you in exploring the impact your identity, history, and place in the world play in your life. I will provide a space that welcomes all thoughts and feelings. You are the expert on you even if that doesn’t feel true today. I’d love to support you in embracing your authentic self.
The first session is an opportunity to consider what you’d like to work on and review some of the nuts and bolts of therapy.
I endeavor to create a warm and accepting atmosphere that will enable us to build a mutual trust. I bring an enthusiastic interest to my work to honor your unique story. Having experience in a variety of settings has taught me how to provide individualized care while staying in touch with my therapeutic foundations.
I am a skilled support for people who are trying to figure it out and could use a non-judgmental space. I enjoy creating a partnership to offer respect for your story where we can decide what’s next.
Motivational interviewing focuses on how you feel about change and what you need to consider, and then implement, a change.
Person-centered therapy views you as the expert on your life where the therapist is a compassionate facilitator.