Licensed to practice in Tennessee and accepts 44 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Trauma and PTSD and 1 more.
Clients say this provider is
Hello! I am a licensed professional counselor with mental health specialization residing in Tennessee. I became involved in working with both teens and adults who have been abused or traumatized after seeing how much it can impact their lives. Having experienced trauma myself, I have a special sensitivity to those who are trying to work through the abuse, trauma, and grief they have experienced. I look for strengths in my clients and strive to show them how much control they have over their lives and the choices they will make to bring normalcy, love, hope, and laughter back into their lives. While therapy can be challenging, it can also be amazing. I used to be a person who could not understand how talking to a stranger could help, but I was so surprised and I can honestly say it changed the whole trajectory of my life. If you are reading this, you are thinking about it and that's great! Even if you should choose someone else, the important thing is that you are about to take a huge step in bringing positive change into your life. That takes strength! Good luck!
During my first session with you, I find it helpful to introduce ourselves and I would encourage you to share what you feel comfortable discussing about your life, your dreams, your goals, and what you feel you need help with. I want you to feel comfortable and to work at your own pace so that you can achieve whatever you want to achieve while we break down any barriers to your doing that! I also want you to know that you may ask me any questions about myself that will help you to know a bit about me.
I am a warm, giving, empathetic person who has experienced some of my own challenges; this is what led me to become a therapist. I have worked with clients in setting goals as it pertains to surviving and moving past trauma, anxiety, abuse, and fear of abandonment, along with mood symptoms associated with bipolar disorder. I will teach you how to advocate for your mental health needs, will teach you coping skills to manage symptoms, and will aid you in achieving the goals that we will work together to develop. I have a deep empathy and a great fondness for those I serve and enjoy watching my clients grow at their own pace.
I love working with teens and adults and have a community reputation for being particularly effective when helping those who have experienced trauma, anxiety, abuse, and fear of abandonment. I believe in doing all I can to instill hope, provide tools, and to help my clients find a new path full of purpose and renewed strength; I do not judge, and I offer all the support I can. Therapy can be challenging but it is incredibly helpful, I know this from personal experience and, if you don't feel as if you are connecting with me, feel free to let me know because my ultimate goal is to get you with whoever can help you and if that is not me, that's okay. I just want to help....
Cash - $40 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
This is my favorite treatment method because it enables me to help clients recognize and work to change irrational beliefs and assumptions they hold about themselves. It serves as a foundation to aid clients in developing more self-confidence, learning how to use coping skills to manage symptoms and, most of all, to increase self-awareness as it relates to positive attributes, problem-solving skills, and a belief in themselves. Included are easy to use but very effective ways to challenge long-held beliefs and to learn to recognize irrational beliefs and assumptions they may hold about themselves. I find this approach very effective when dealing with those who have experienced trauma, abuse, abandonment issues, and relationship challenges.
This approach works so effectively with traumatized individuals, it helps them recognize irrational belief systems, assumptions they have made about themselves, and I find that challenging such beliefs and assumptions and presenting alternative perspectives about their experiences and responses is quite effective and leads to real growth and recovery!
2 ratings with written reviews
September 13, 2025
Very kind, authentic, and knowledgeable. Understanding on many things, and able to understand me!
January 30, 2025
Really helpful, Made me feel more confident I was going in the right direction