I help people rise above the pain and find healing. I tend to work with anxious people who are worried about their relationships. I am a mental health counselor who specializes in couples and teens. I use my Gottman Method training (an internally known, research-based therapy) to help couples restore their relationships. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and my background in secondary education to help my teens thrive in adolescence.
The first appointment is about getting to know each other. We draft goals for therapy that are measurable and ring true to what made you pick up the phone in the first place. I ask about your background--health, relationships, mental health--to serve you best.
I am a counselor who offers Christian counseling, is trained to help couples, and has been a high school English teacher. My background is rich in experience and compassion.
Imagine feeling more comfortable in your relationships. You can speak freely and laugh loudly. You get back to those fun, carefree days with your partner. You feel accepted and understood. Therapy is the path to safe, enduring relationships. You work through old memories that still sting. You learn new ways to communicate and to assert yourself. You turn toward the conflict so that the resentment can no longer control your life. As a couples counselor, I offer strategies for healing. There is no "bad guy" or "good guy." We examine the relationship's strengths and weaknesses and follow a treatment plan that is tailored to your needs.
I ask questions that prompt the client to consider how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interrelated.
I offer perspectives that reflect Judeo-Christian values for clients who want Christian counseling.
Gottman Method is a respected couples counseling technique that is strategic, loving, understanding, and fruitful. It is respected across the psychological community.