Meet Our Counselors

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I consider it an honor to assist you through your process of becoming conscious of and utilizing your strengths, integrating the aspects of yourself, and discovering and revering your true Self. My goal is to provide support, encouragement, compassion, and unconditional positive regard to adults, children, adolescents, and families while guiding them to find their inner resources and true Selves so that they may heal, grow, and learn to thrive in life.  

Specialties include:  trauma resolution, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, self-care, mindfulness/spirituality, substance abuse, stress, family problems, parenting issues, child/adolescent behavioral problems, foster care/attachment issues, grief/loss, and relationship issues. 

I am trained in Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, Gestalt therapy, and Jungian Sandplay and dreamwork.  I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, a Pathwork Teacher and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor.

  My goal is to walk beside you as you navigate through life’s challenges. You have within you a well of resources that need only to be tapped into. You can reach for more, you can be more, and you can have more for you and your family.  I would like to support you as you discover the strengths, abilities, and aptitudes you already possess and the areas where you would like to grow. 

Specialties include: evaluation and treatment of anxiety, depression and post-partum, trauma, stress related disorders, substance use, bipolar, OCD, relationship issues, marriage and family problems, parental coaching, spirituality issues, grief and loss, child and adolescent behavioral disorders, self-harm and cutting, as well as other common developmental concerns across the lifespan.

I believe that during difficult times, or just for personal exploration, it is helpful to have a caring professional with whom to reflect and learn. The focus of my work is with adolescents and adults with any of the following:  

Stress/Struggling through the stages of life,

Mood disorders (anxiety or depression),

co-occurring disorders, 

substance use disorders,

adult survivors,

trauma survivors (domestic and sexual violence)

 and individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. 

I use a client-centered, trauma-informed, mindfulness approach with individuals and in a group setting. I am trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and am currently working on my certification.  I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  I received my Masters Degree in Social Work from George Mason University. 

I believe that clients are the experts of their lives and I strive to help use creative therapeutic avenues to help them meet their goals. I have experience helping children, adolescents, adults, and families address emotional and behavioral needs including: anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger management, mood disorders, social and school issues, military related issues, PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and family conflict. I provide trauma-informed care and utilize a variety of approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused, Play Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy, Music Therapy, Family Centered Therapy, DBT skills, and Mindfulness to help build resiliency and increase protective factors in order to improve individual’s overall functioning in the community.  I have various skills and training to include trauma informed care, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Youth Resiliency training, Juvenile Competency Restoration Therapy, Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Treatment Training, Suicide Intervention Training, Mindfulness, Play and Engagement Training, and Families Systems Theory. I have also have experience working with court systems, foster care and social services, IEP/school meetings, Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) meetings, and Family Partnership Meetings (FPMs). I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education and a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University. I believe counseling can be a fun and empowering journey and am excited to help facilitate that with others!

I have had several clients over the years say, “Everyone should go to counseling!” 

I agree!  We all have different stressors, wounds, and events we face throughout our lives and very rarely have a place to process. That is what I provide; a nurturing and calm environment to give you space to process what is going on around you and, ultimately, inside you. My specialty areas include working with women struggling with anxiety, burnout/exhaustion, not knowing what is wrong, and grief. My intention is to help you develop a lifestyle you desire, set boundaries to help you thrive in your relationships, and develop coping skills for stress and anger. I use a collaborative approach in which you are the expert on yourself, the one doing the work of healing and growing, I am the helper. 

I earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Roanoke College as well as a Master of Science in Psychology from Radford University. I have been licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to practice counseling since 2007. 

I believe we all go through difficult times in life when we need support and someone to help us make sense of it all. I am passionate about hope, healing, and helping people rewrite their own stories. I work with both adults, teens, and children and focus on developing a genuine relationship with clients and developing self-awareness. 

I have worked with children and families for 15 years,  and have extensive experience with foster families, adoption, and children involved in the child welfare system. My other areas of speciality are: Women’s issues, postpartum mood disorders, marital/relationship problems, trauma, anxiety, depression, work concerns, and general desire for growth and wellness. 

I help clients through expressive arts techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, sandtray therapy, and narrative therapy. I received my Masters of Arts in Counselor Education from Virginia Tech and am a Licensed Professional Counselor.