I believe the therapeutic relationship is one of the most important factors in meaningful and lasting change. My approach is grounded in creating an emotionally safe, relational, and collaborative environment where clients can explore their experiences honestly while developing greater self-awareness, emotional understanding, and practical coping strategies.

My clinical work is informed by 26 years of experience across crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, interpersonal process work, intensive family services, psychoeducation, relationship-focused care, therapeutic groups, and higher-acuity levels of treatment. I have extensive experience working with trauma, emotional dysregulation, interpersonal conflict, attachment disruptions, and intergenerational patterns within family systems.

My approach integrates person-centered therapy, psychodynamic concepts, family systems perspectives, ecosystemic approaches, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), interpersonal process work, and trauma-informed care. I believe healing occurs through authentic connection, increased relational awareness, emotional processing, skill development, and the strengthening of healthier patterns within individuals, couples, families, and groups.

When working with children and families, I approach treatment systemically and relationally, recognizing that lasting change often occurs when caregivers are also supported in developing emotional attunement, co-regulation skills, balanced structure, and healthier patterns of interaction within the family system.

For clients who desire it, I am also comfortable integrating spiritually informed perspectives and Christian-based support into the therapeutic process in a manner that respects the client’s beliefs, values, and therapeutic goals.

I work with adults, couples, families, children (9 years old and older), adolescents, and groups navigating relationship challenges, anxiety, stress, emotional overwhelm, trauma-related concerns, communication difficulties, identity development, and life transitions. Therapy may include exploring relational dynamics, identifying recurring patterns, strengthening emotional regulation, developing coping skills, improving communication, and building healthier relationships with self and others.

My goal is to provide a grounded and compassionate therapeutic space where clients feel understood, respected, supported, and appropriately challenged toward meaningful growth and change.