With experience in various roles from therapist, prevention specialist, and program director I enjoy helping young children, teenagers, and adults achieve balance in everyday living. My expertise include mental health therapy, chemical dependency counseling, curriculum development and instruction, care management, and prevention education. I have experience working with youth and adults in various settings from the foster care environment, outpatient and inpatient treatment centers, to private practice.
In our first session I will spend time getting to know you and we will begin to explore the challenges that brought you to therapy. The initial session will assist in creating a tailored plan specific to your individual therapy goals.
I offer a person-centered approach incorporating a variety of therapeutic techniques geared towards your individualized goals. I’m passionate about improving the holistic well-being of individuals to promote individual, couples, and family resilience.
I believe that everyone has a voice seeking to be understood. Through compassionate therapy, often incorporating play therapy methods, every child can thrive. Adults who may feel stuck in their life journey, disconnected, or simply seeking to be heard can achieve emotional and mental balance through empathetic therapy tailored to each individual’s needs.
Trained in play therapy methods, I incorporate an Adlerian method with play techniques.
Certified in mindfulness-based practices including MBCT, I strive to promote whole-being wellness for my clients utilizing mindfulness-based techniques and skill building.
It can sometimes be beneficial to evaluate how roles and identified affect our emotions and behaviors. I utilize IFS in therapy to explore and address how family systems may impact current feelings and actions.
For clients who are open to CBT methods, I encourage exploration of how thoughts and emotions are linked and provide helpful techniques to address thought patterns that motivate behaviors.
I believe that it is important to meet clients where they are at in their personal journey and work with each client to aid them in achieving their individually identified goals.