I pride myself on being more than just someone to listen, but someone to help you look at things a different way.
It all starts with a healthy mind, and a fresh perspective. From there, focusing on your well-being, mental and emotional health, and physical wellness comes into play like never before. You’re taking the first steps on a journey, but you’re not taking them alone.
Whatever obstacles and struggles someone may be going through in life, I consider it a privilege to help them deal with. I understand that the patients I see are entrusting me to give them the right resources to guide them down a new path, with a new perspective, so they can achieve their own goals. With a healthy balance of listening, guiding, and even learning, I take pride in using my own experience and resources to help people really start off on the right foot on that path. Whether you, or someone you know struggles with something like depression, or simply wants a different outlook on their life, it’s something to work through together, and by setting up your first session, we can get started.
My areas of expertise:
ADHD
Anxiety
Bipolar Depression
Behavioral Issues
Children/Adolescents
Divorce
Family Conflict
Life’s Changes
LGTBQi+
Military Life
Marriage/Couples
Sadness/Depression
Trauma/PTSD
As a professional therapist, my role is to guide you as you take steps towards positive life changes, healing, and a healthy mind. My background and experiences has given me insight to assist with multiple aspects of life. Having been a military spouse for 20 years, I understand the unique challenges of military life. I have worked in many capacities as a therapist with children, adolescents and adults to overcome trauma, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, to name a few. I have worked in residential substance abuse facilities, community outpatient care, the school system, and in private practice.
I have a Bachelors degree in Psychology with a concentration in child and adolescent studies. I graduated from Seton Hall University with a Masters in Professional Counseling and also earned an Education Specialist Degree in Professional Counseling and Supervision. I am trained in the trauma approaches of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). I have completed certification in NeuroPsychotherapy which I use as an adjunct treatment in trauma and anxiety.
I consider all my clients to be more than just another name, or an appointment. Therapy is meant to be a completely individual experience, and I treat it as such, with deep compassion and absolutely no judgment. Not only do I want to provide support and encouragement for each of my clients, but it’s my goal to offer them practical resources that they can put into practice immediately in their lives. I used both modern approaches and tried and true methods to fit each client’s individual needs with understanding, no matter who they are, or their particular walk of life. Everyone can achieve more personal growth and strength, and it’s an honor to work on that together.