My background includes over ten years of experience working with children, youth and families in schools, treatment centers, and homes; and 14 years teaching university courses on education and adolescent development. My approach involves working with you to discover your strengths, interests, and crucial relationships in developing a life story that makes sense of past milestones (whether painful or joyful), present challenges and opportunities, and hopes and intentions for the future.
Some influences on my approach include CBT, DBT, attachment theory, positive psychology, narrative identity theory, and Self-Determination Theory. I also recognize that people are often influenced by religious and spiritual experiences, and so I have spent time studying major religious systems from both the East and West and have developed a respect for various religious and philosophical traditions.
Specialties, Therapy Approach, and Client Focus
Finding the right therapist is about both expertise and fit. Below are the concerns this therapist commonly supports, the therapy approaches they may use, and the client communities and life stages they have experience working with.
Concerns I Help With
This therapist supports clients navigating emotional, relational, and life challenges such as:
- Family Systems
- Marital Couples
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, and Postpartum
- Marriage distress
- Gottman
- Youth Affiliated With DYS (Department of Youth Services) either Detained or Committed
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- Young Adults
- Age 11+
- Addiction ( Sex, porn, substance Abuse; Not severe)
- Strengths based/Solution Focused
- Conduct / Oppositional Disorder
- Couples
- Family
- In-Depth Trauma Work
- Minors
- Uncooperative Couples/Families
- Domestic Violence Survivors
- Severe Abuse
- Men with Anger Issues
- OCD
- Adolescents/Teens
- Anxiety
- Children/Kids
- College Age
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- General Life Issues
- Grief and Loss
- Identity Issues
- Interpersonal Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Maternal Mental Health
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem
- Stress
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Trauma and PTSD
- ADHD
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adults
- Family Conflict
- Mood Disorders
- Family Dynamics
- Gender-Affirming Therapy
- Parenting
- Compulsive Behaviors
- Emotional Abuse
- Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)
- Career Transitions
- Career Stress
- Family of Origin Issues
- Trauma
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT)
- Neuro Linguistic Programing
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
- Family Therapy
- Parent/child combo
- Religion affiliated clients
- Teens
Client Focus
This therapist welcomes clients from a range of backgrounds, identities, and life stages, including:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- Young Adults
- Age 5+
- Age 14+
- Self Awareness
- Strengths based/Solution Focused
- Couples
- Eating Disorders
- Family
- Crisis
- Adolescents/Teens
- Anxiety
- Bullying
- Depression
- Faith Transition
- Grief and Loss
- Interpersonal Conflict
- LGBTQIA+ friendly
- Self-Esteem
- Trauma and PTSD
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adults
- Attachment Issues
- Spirituality
- Self Worth
- Emotional Dysregulation
- Faith Exploration
- BIPOC / People of Color
- Peer Relationships
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT)
- Neuro Linguistic Programing
- LDS mental health
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
If this is an emergency or you may be in immediate danger, call 911 or call/text 988 for immediate crisis support.
