I have had the great privilege of serving a wide range of individuals, couples, and families for over almost three decades of professional practice. In that time, I have worked with a vast array of clinical issues including chronic stress and anxiety, depression, family of origin issues, marital and family struggles, substance abuse, trauma in all of its forms, esteem and self-worth, identity, disordered eating, academic and employment challenges, death and dying, and transitions across the life span.

I subscribe to the belief that people are doing the best they can with what they have, and that the more one can expand their knowledge, understanding, and skills, the higher the likelihood is they will achieve at the level they desire. I believe that what happened to people matters, and a major focus of the work I do is in assisting people with healing from the wounds life has inflicted.

Clinically, Trauma-Based Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Narrative therapy, and Life Span Developmental models serve as my philosophical basis for the work that we will complete together. From a more practical standpoint, my singular goal is to teach people everything they need to know to be their own therapist. This includes understanding, at a fundamental level, why we feel and act in the ways that we do, how life can shape and skew this, and most importantly how to utilize this information to make sustainable changes in our lives.

I have provided supervision, mentorship, and leadership at all levels of our industry for 27 of the 28 years I have been in the field. I am a principle centered, servant minded leader who prioritizes the wellbeing and the growth of those whom I serve as my primary consideration.

Educationally, I hold a BS degree in Psychology, A Master’s Degree in Social Work, and a Doctorate in Leadership and Administration.

Clinical Specialties:

• Trauma recovery

• Loss and grief

• Family of origin

• Chronic stress and anxiety

• Transitions across the life span

• Educational and career planning

• Couples

• Parenting