LMFT, 30 years of experience
Frequently rebooked
I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist with over 30 years of experience walking alongside individuals and couples through some of life’s most challenging seasons. I specialize in pro-marriage counseling and draw from Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Solution Focused Therapy, and some strategies found in the Gottman Method to help you take a deep dive and to find small wins along the way. My work has included non-Christians, questioning Christians, and practicing Christians. When it’s requested and welcomed, faith can play a meaningful role in the work we do. I believe in the healing power of hope, grace, and what’s possible. I strive to offer a safe, honest, and encouraging space where life-altering change can happen.
In your first session with me, you can expect an honest and down-to-earth conversation. I’ll take time to get to know you, what you’re walking through, where you’ve been, and what you’re hoping for moving forward. We’ll touch on your past experiences, the patterns or pain points you’ve noticed, and what led you to reach out now. This first session is an initial assessment and it's about creating a safe space where you feel seen, heard, and supported. There’s no pressure to have it all figured out. It will take time for us to figure things out. You just need to have a willingness to start.
What stands out about my approach is that I'm straightforward and practical. I meet you where you are. I’m not here to fix you or throw formulas at you. I’m here to walk with you. With over 30 years of experience, I’ve sat with a lot of people in a lot of frustration, heartache, and pain. I’ve learned how to listen well, ask meaningful questions, and help you find what’s already in you. I blend proven methods like RLT, Solution Focused Therapy, and some of the strategies from the Gottman Method, but I always come back to what actually works for you. My strength is helping people feel safe, seen, and supported while we do the hard, meaningful work of growth and relational restoration. We slow things down and take one step at a time.
I’m best positioned to serve couples who are willing to show up, especially when you feel lost, broken, or unsure of where to begin. You are willing to lean in, be present, engage, open up, and most of all, work. I operate from a truth-telling, sometimes confrontational style. The couples I work with are willing to take a deep dive into current concerns, family of origin, childhood adaptations, trauma work, and new strategies that work for you. Whether you're navigating betrayal, communication breakdowns, emotional disconnection, or the weight of past wounds, you don’t have to figure it out on your own. My dream clients are flawed and messy. They’re people who want more: more clarity, more connection, more healing. They just don't know how to get there yet. It's a place for growth, restoration, and a deeper sense of wholeness and self. If you’re willing to lean in, be honest, become more relational, and take the next step forward, I’ll meet you there with a steady belief that repair is possible.
I've spent most of my 30+ year career using Solution Focused Therapy. I like using a solution-focused approach because sometimes we’re so overwhelmed by the problem that we forget we still have power. I help you find the small steps, the moments of strength you’ve already shown, and we build from there. We don’t ignore symptoms or pain. We just don’t stay stuck there. We find what works, even if it’s just one thing, and then we lean into that to create momentum.
I’ve researched, trained in, and have been integrating Relational Life Therapy (RLT) into my work because I’ve seen firsthand how powerful it is, especially for couples. RLT helps people identify destructive patterns, trace them back to their roots, and step out of the adaptive child mindset. It’s a mix of pattern recognition, family-of-origin exploration, trauma work, truth-telling, and what RLT calls ‘carefrontation.’ It’s direct, practical, and deeply healing. I’ve watched individuals and couples begin to soften, open up, and actually hear each other, and themselves, again.
Portions of the Gottman Method have been added to my arsenal. It's not the main focus, yet I love how research-backed it is. It also includes practical and relatable tools for couples. It gives you language for what’s not working, and more importantly, what to do about it.
I've worked with families for over 30 years. Yet, over the last couple of years, I’ve become especially drawn to pro-relationship couples counseling. I’ve found myself leaning into the Relational Life Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and some of the strategies used in the Gottman Method, because I believe in fighting for connection and relational being. It's more than just conflict resolution. It matters because relationship wounds, if left unaddressed, can be the slow death of something that was once full of love and potential. I’ve witnessed the pain that unhealed injuries leave behind, and I focus on helping couples do the hard work of repair before ever making a final decision to walk away.
I have strong beliefs and deep conviction when it comes to faith-based Christian counseling. I recognize that I'm not a theologian, and I don’t pretend to have all the Biblical answers, but I know Who does. I believe in what’s possible when God is invited into the healing process. Hope matters. Faith matters. And I’ve seen firsthand how the presence of Jesus changes everything. Having faith breathes life into the middle of our messes. That’s why this work matters so much to me.