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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and trauma‑informed clinician with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through some of life’s most challenging seasons. I specialize in mental health, alcohol and substance use concerns, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, domestic abuse, and major life transitions. My counseling style is warm, engaging, and non‑judgmental. I believe people heal best in a space where they feel seen, safe, and supported. I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Rational Emotive Therapy, and I tailor each session to your unique needs, strengths, and goals. I help clients break patterns, rebuild confidence, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, sustainable change. Healing takes courage, and you don’t have to do it alone. If you’re ready to take the next step toward a more grounded and fulfilling life, I’m here to support, empower, and walk with you. I look forward to working with you.
In our first session, we’ll focus on creating a safe, comfortable space where you can share what brings you to therapy at your own pace. I’ll ask gentle, guided questions to understand your history, current challenges, and goals. We’ll explore what you need most right now—whether that’s support, clarity, coping tools, or a place to process. Together, we’ll begin building a plan tailored to your needs and strengths. My goal is for you to leave the first session feeling heard, understood, and supported as we begin this work together.
I use Cognitive behavioral therapy which is a psychotherapy treatment based on the idea that psychological problems are partially due to faulty thinking and learned patterns. It focuses on helping individuals learn better coping methods by challenging their unhealthy or unhelpful behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, thoughts, and emotions. Additionally it can assist with managing anxious thought and feeling, depression, better ways to communication, resolving relationship issues, coping with loss or grief, and learning new techniques of dealing with stress.
My greatest strengths as a therapist are my ability to create a warm, steady, and emotionally safe space where clients feel genuinely seen and understood. With over 15 years of experience, I bring a trauma‑informed, compassionate, and non‑judgmental approach that helps clients open up at their own pace. I am skilled at helping individuals and couples identify patterns, navigate difficult emotions, and build practical tools for real‑life change. I am especially effective with clients who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from themselves. I combine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Rational Emotive Therapy with a calm, grounding presence that helps clients feel supported while doing deep work. My clients often share that they appreciate my empathy, clarity, and ability to help them feel safe enough to be honest and vulnerable. I am committed to meeting you where you are and helping you move toward healing, growth, and meaningful change.
My ideal client is someone who has spent a long time being strong for everyone else and is finally ready to have a space where they don’t have to hold everything together. They may be high‑functioning on the outside but emotionally exhausted on the inside. They’re often the dependable one, the helper, the caregiver, the one people lean on — yet they rarely have a place to lean themselves. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or unsure how to navigate the weight they’ve been carrying. Some are healing from trauma or difficult relationships. Others are trying to break long‑standing patterns, rebuild their confidence, or find their voice again after years of putting their own needs last. I also work well with couples who want to communicate more effectively, repair emotional injuries, or understand the deeper patterns that keep them stuck. My ideal couple is willing to show up honestly, even if they’re scared, frustrated, or unsure where to begin. My ideal client values compassion, honesty, and a space where they can be fully themselves without judgment. They may not know exactly what they need yet — but they’re open to the process, willing to explore, and ready to take steps toward healing, clarity, and meaningful change.