ABOUT ME

Thank you for visiting my page! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years experience in the mental health field. I have worked in various settings including community mental health, hospice bereavement care, and private practice therapy.

My counseling approach is based on the belief that we were made for relationship. While relationship is ultimately meant for our good, it is also in and through relationship that we experience wounding and trauma. I understand how scary and intimidating it is to explore painful memories and events and how frustrating it feels to be stuck. My hope is to journey alongside of you with compassion and curiosity so that we can explore your story together.

My approach is influenced by attachment theory and by therapist and author, Dr. Dan Allender. An explanation of the Allender Theory can be found here. I am also trained in EMDR, an evidence-based therapy that is helpful in treating anxiety disorders, depression, complicated grief, trauma, and PTSD. To learn more about how EMDR works, click HERE.

AREAS OF SPECIALTY

Grief & Loss
Trauma/PTSD
Sexual Abuse

Emotional Abuse
Spiritual Abuse
Narcissistic Abuse

Maternal Narcissism
Covert/Emotional Incest
Spiritual Issues

Anxiety/Depression
Family of Origin
​Codependency

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri

Narrative Focused Trauma Counseling Certificate
Allender Center at the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology

​Master of Arts in Counseling
Saint Louis University

The WIEBGE acronym stands for Will I Ever Be Good Enough? and signifies level I certification in Dr. Karyl McBride’s five-step recovery model for treating adult children of narcissistic parents.