My passion is to walk with people through the difficult times that life sometimes brings us. My goal is to provide a protected space where you can feel safe enough to open up and be heard and understood without judgement or shame. I have a heart for those who are hurting and believe that everyone has the ability for greater happiness and joy in their lives, no matter their current circumstances. Discovering the wounds of the past and learning how they affect the present can change how one chooses to live in the future. When you know who you are, you can achieve more in life.

I specialize in helping people navigate life, even when there are issues left over from a difficult or painful experience. I have extensive experience and training with women who have suffered from past sexual abuse and currently are experiencing anxiety and depression. I also am very qualified to work with couples who want to develop deeper and more loving emotional intimacy within their relationship, and families and groups that are in need of a safe space to learn to properly understand and communicate with each other.

I also love to work with young men and women facing the many challenges of navigating emerging adulthood in a world of comparison and confusion.

I have received specific training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and use this in conjunction with other traditional methods of therapy. EMDR is a therapeutic technique that helps people to heal from current negative emotions and symptoms connected to past trauma and wounds. EMDR can be used to treat PTSD, disturbing memories and phobias, and help to reduce stress and anxiety.

Together, we'll explore how to get to a place where your worry and stress no longer run your life and you can live the life for which you were created.

If You Feel Stuck or Lost, I am Here for You, Feel Comfort in Knowing You Are Not Alone 

Sometimes life is hard. The past seems to get in the way of the future. Walking through the painful experiences of life can give us the clarity and freedom to know our own worth. This process gives us a sense of hope that allows us to be all that we were created to be.

Perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed right now with all that's going on in your life. You might be feeling:

• Stuck and trapped with no way out.

• Confused about who you are and what you are called to be.

• Haunted by past wounds.

• Anxious or sad and don’t know why.

• Doubtful that you will ever feel happy again.

• Unsure if your marriage is worth fighting for.

If feelings of unworthiness, shame, guilt, confusion or isolation are affecting your ability to live your life or connect in a healthy way with those around you, then it is time to get help.

It’s Time to Start Feeling Happiness and Joy again

As your therapist, I will meet you just where you are. I will hold hope for you when you cannot hold it on your own. My approach includes giving you the space, security, and encouragement needed to explore the past and the deeper parts of the mind that may be driving your day-to-day decisions. When doing this, we can really look at what’s bothering you and find a new way to move forward in your life.

There Are Countless Benefits to Seeing a Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Counseling can successfully help you with feelings of unworthiness and self-doubt or shame from past wounds. It can help you:

• Prepare for the next phase of life.

• Move through a time of “stuckness”.

• Work through past traumas that have kept you from living the life you want.

• Improve relationships with family and friends.

• Build skills needed to deal with the difficult stuff life throws your way.

• Love and honor the uniqueness of who you are and what you have to offer the world.