My greatest desire as a therapist is to truly see and understand my clients. All people and their behaviors make sense once you know their stories. You don’t have to navigate all these things in life alone. I want to hear your story, understand you, and partner with you towards growth.
As a mother of four children, I am familiar with the complex and layered emotions being a parent can evoke. All-consuming love, grief, confusion, guilt, and countless other feelings pave the path of parenthood. If you are a parent and feel alone or lost, I would love to walk alongside you, providing you a safe place to grow.
As a wife, married for about 20 years, I am familiar with the seasons and challenges marriages can present. So often, couples suffer in silence and isolation, afraid to share their struggles with friends and family. As a marriage and family therapist, I would love to offer you and your spouse a space to learn how to navigate your marriage, whatever stage you are in.
I have worked with young men and women within the ministry context for years. I have held space for those addicted to pornography, self-harm, or desires to end their life. Childhood into early adulthood is a complex and overwhelming time in life. The world has so many messages and pressures that it can feel impossible. I can offer you a place to process life and discover who you want to be and how to grow into that person.
Therapy used to be an unfamiliar world to me and one I viewed as only for people with severe situations and traumas. How wrong I was. If you are on the fence, I would challenge you to try it for one month and see if you benefit. You won’t know all it offers unless you are willing to try it.
A good therapeutic fit should make you feel safe to be yourself. If you don’t feel correctly seen or understood by your therapist, it will be hard to grow. Find someone who you want to grow with. Growth is often uncomfortable initially, but you want a therapist who pushes you to grow by challenging and helping you identify unhelpful patterns in your thinking or living. It is worth finding a good fit therapeutically because so much of your progress depends on that collaborative relationship.