LPC, 16 years of experience
Note: I have availability for Couple and Partnership Counseling clients and IFS consultation in 2025. What is holding you back from experiencing the harmony you are seeking in your relationships? We have parts that have served to protect us through times of stuck-ness, difficult life transitions, grief and loss, health experiences and pain, emotional injury, betrayal, and disconnection. Internal struggles might be keeping you from a full, authentic connection for you and your partner/s. I can guide you towards opportunities to deepen intimacy, resolve conflicts, repair, and feel more loved and understood- inside and out!
We are getting to know your parts of self and working towards a path of change from the first session! Many years of practice have helped me provide support that can meet your processes of growth where they are. For some a gentle, yet powerful approach can be helpful, where others might be moving in a clear and directed way connecting to harmony. We will discover together what your system needs.
I am a US trained and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the states of Colorado, Louisiana, and Texas with over 20 years of practice in outpatient, community, residential, and hospital settings. I am a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) in Colorado. My national certifications include Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC). I am Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1 trained with Level 2 Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) training in progress. I am certified to provide Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Eye Movement De-sensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). I have a life long passion for learning how the mind and body connect in healing and transformation. Living in many different communities across the US and traveling to many countries, I have discovered ways to alleviate suffering and expand creativity, compassion, and sound living I would like to share with you.
While I can support those experiencing many clinical needs given my extensive training and background, my areas of specialty include: Sudden event and childhood trauma, Loss and transition, Addicted parts, Chronic illness and pain, Anxiety, and Psychedelic Prep/Integration. I primarily offer IFS, EMDR, and somatic support for individuals and couples/partnerships.
Sound Life Counseling specializes in offering Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS). Other research supported practices including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, mindfulness, and somatic techniques are also integrated to support your journey of connecting deeply inside and out. I am here to help guide individuals, couples, partnerships, and groups navigating life transition and relationship conflict, grief and trauma, chronic illness and pain, and addiction recovery experiences. I am Queer Allied, CNM/ENM/polyamory conscious, Neuroaffirming, spiritually open, support inclusive healthcare practices, and honor all of your lived experiences and parts.
What is IFS (Internal Family Systems)? We all have parts - that want different things, carry distinct beliefs, play certain roles, and have good intentions for us. The conflicting thoughts and feelings you have may reflect parts who need some attention. The IFS process reveals your inner essence - also known as Self energy; that of which takes care of all your parts and knows what it needs to do to heal. Getting to know and being in relationship with your parts will ultimately lead to inner harmony and more ease in your life. What does an IFS therapist do during a session? I will ask questions that foster the relationship between you and your parts. Over time, your parts begin to trust you, and vulnerable parts can let go of the burdens they’ve been carrying - what you might be experiencing as current challenges at home, at work, and in relationships. I help facilitate the unburdening process, so that you can let go of painful beliefs and invite in more expansive qualities. What makes IFS different from other counseling approaches? IFS is an experiential process - meaning you’re tuned into your direct experience rather than just talking about it. IFS can guide you with going deeper than traditional talk therapy. Because IFS is experiential, it’s hard to put into words! There is an ineffable, spiritual quality to the IFS process that leads to a more authentic and open-hearted way of being. What can you expect from doing IFS work? Being more Self-led! In your day-to-day life you might have more awareness of your different parts and be able to respond from a place of less reactivity in previously activating situations. You’ll have the ability to face difficult situations with more ease and experience more compassion. For couple/partnership clients, you will have opportunities to deepen intimacy, resolve conflicts, repair, and feel more loved and understood.
EMDR therapy, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a structured psychotherapy approach designed to help individuals heal from trauma and other distressing life experiences by processing painful memories and experiences.
Imago Therapy is a couples therapy model developed by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt that transforms conflict into connection and personal growth. It is based on the idea that the unconscious "Imago" (Latin for image) of our primary caregivers influences our choice of adult partners, creating opportunities to heal childhood wounds.
Imago Therapy is a couples therapy model that transforms conflict into connection and personal growth. It is based on the idea that the unconscious "Imago" (Latin for image) of our primary caregivers influences our choice of adult partners, creating opportunities to heal childhood wounds.