About Me
I think of counseling with a system’s perspective where mental health is just a piece of that puzzle. Having a background in nutrition science combined with marriage and family systems has helped give me perspective on the whole-person with physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and intellectual health. Whether you are struggling with the effects of trauma, anxiety, depression, or relationship struggles, I want to help my clients find joy, freedom, and hope in all aspects of their life.
My approach is integrative with trauma-informed, person-centered, and compassion-focused when working with individuals, couples, and families. I love working with clients who experience feelings of shame, who struggle with perfectionism, or who are facing relationship issues and conflicts.
Your First Session
A first session can be intimidating, scary, exciting or anything in between so I try to make things easy from the get-go. My goal is to create a warm environment, building trust, where we can understand what healing and finding joy, peace, and freedom means for you. We will collaborate and make a plan to reach your goals that are individual to you. Everyone who walks through my doors is unique so every plan is tailored to you.
Areas of Focus
Trauma Focused Therapy
Shame
Perfectionism
Women
Relationship issues
Nutrition
Families
Premarital
Affair Recovery
Anxiety
Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Kids
Adults and Couples
Pre-Teens and Teens
Trainings
SYMBIS trained
Gottman Level 1
EMDR trained
Exposure Response Prevention
Education & Licensure
Master of Arts in Counseling
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist – Associate under the supervision of Tara Dekkers LMFT-S
