ABOUT ME

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Hello there. I'm glad you are here.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field including community mental health, hospice bereavement care, and private practice therapy. 

​It's a combination of my own stories, experiences and training that have led me to uniquely understand how trauma affects the deep places of our hearts and minds. We can find ourselves stuck in fear, anxiety, shame and guilt and worry that our patterns might never change. The therapy relationship can assist in exploring these stuck places or patterns to gain clarity and insight into how they began. We can come to know parts of you that need their voices to be heard. Let me reassure you that you can learn new ways. New ways ways of seeing yourself, others, and even God. New ways of being in the world. You can experience healing. ​I'd be honored to walk with you.

​My approach to counseling is influenced by attachment theory, internal family systems, and narrative work. I also utilize a mode of therapy called EMDR. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and it is an evidence-based therapy that is helpful in treating anxiety disorders, depression, complicated grief, trauma, and PTSD. I find EMDR can help access the places that talk therapy is unable to get to at times. It can help the brain to process through the emotions, thoughts, sensations, and images associated with distressing events or memories. To learn more about how EMDR works, click ​​HERE.

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​AREAS OF SPECIALTY

Grief & Loss
Narcissistic Abuse
Adult Children of Narcissists
Developmental & Complex Trauma
Covert/Emotional Incest
Codependency

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​EDUCATION & TRAINING

Master of Arts in Counseling
Saint Louis University
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Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri

Narrative Focused Trauma Counseling Certificates  
​The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology