Committed to assisting others toward lasting health & happiness, I specialize in integrating best practices holistic health methods to optimize well-being. Passionate about our collective and natural potential, I work collaboratively with clients toward their goals. With over two decades in behavioral healthcare, I am a licensed clinical supervisor and cross licensed as a professional counselor in 6 states with certifications as a Behavioral Health Coach, End of Life Doula, Certified Acudetox Specialist, and meditation and yoga teacher with Yoga for Healing specialty.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session, we will discuss wishes for care, background to their experience, symptoms and course of difficulty, and we will begin to form a collaborative and measurable plan to monitor progress. We will be also looking at fit in care to ensure their needs are best matched with this provider, the platform, and scope of care. The length of time spent is typically 50 min. Follow-up sessions range from 30-45 min. and begin with a review and update of progress since last visit, processing and method application to a client-driven focus for the session, and we will wrap up with a plan for next steps.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I offer a grounded, compassionate presence that’s honest, direct, and always free of judgment. Clients often share that what sets our work apart is the unique blend of mind-body science and a collaborative, heart-centered approach - where we explore, learn, and grow together.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
Clients who are ready or near ready to be an active agent on their path and purpose. Clients who report the most success bring honesty and a willingness to care for themselves to this work. My approach is centered on building practical skills and tools that support meaningful change. While deep listening and reflection are always part of the process, I tend to work best with clients who are open to actively learning and applying new strategies. For those who are looking primarily for traditional talk therapy without a focus on skill-building, another therapist might be a better fit—and I’d be happy to help with referrals if needed.
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Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
ERP is the gold standard treatment for OCD, with 60–80% of individuals experiencing significant symptom reduction (Foa et al., 2005; Abramowitz, 1997). Rather than focusing on the details of trauma, my approach goes to the relationship to the root felt experience. Together with a client we carefully, purposefully, and carefully introduce exposure methods.
Biofeedback
HRV and neurofeedback can significantly improve mood, enhance emotion regulation, and reduce rumination. (Karavidas et al., 2007) Client's who opt to utilize this technology in therapy report reaching their goals more efficiently as we partner in using real-time mind-body data to develop productive relationships to stress and increase ability to still the mind and body. Coupled with meditative practices, these results increase further.
Faith based therapy
Faith-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has shown greater reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms compared to standard CBT, particularly for individuals with strong religious beliefs. (Pearce et al., 2015). Spiritual well-being is positively correlated with: greater life satisfaction, lower stress and burnout. improved coping during illness (e.g., cancer, chronic pain) (Park, 2007; Koenig, 2012). Rather than prescribe, I support client's specific practices and assist them in crafting a clear plan.
Gestalt
Gestalt Therapy is a humanistic, experiential form of psychotherapy that emphasizes awareness, personal responsibility, and present-moment experience. Consistent with research, I see clients experience increases in emotional clarity, self-compassion, resolution of unfinished business (Greenberg & Watson, 1998) as well as interpersonal functioning (Polster & Polster, 1974; Oaklander, 2007)
Mind-body approach
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (bringing awareness to developing healthy relationships to thoughts and behaviors), Gut-Brain Psychology (diaphramatic breathing, vagal toning, etc.), Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping to increase energy flow), Dialectical Behavior Therapy , and training in meditation/yoga are the methods in this approach. Mind-body methods are associated with reduced stress and anxiety, improved immune function, lower blood pressure and heart rate, better emotion regulation and resilience, decreased symptoms of depression and trauma. Reductions in pain-related disability by 30–60% have been reported with consistent practice (Cherkin et al., 2016)