I have always been drawn to the helping profession. By nature, I find it fulfilling to help others in need. Having experienced my own family of origin dysfunction and trauma, I was intrigued to study and learn about human psychology. My personal life aspiration was and has been to pursue a career in mental health counseling.

I work best with adults. couples and families. I take a systems approach in working with a client be it an individual, a dyad (marital couple, parent/child, adult siblings) or a nuclear family (family of origin).

Therapy can be uncomfortable; however, it is powerful, healing and rewarding!

Our first session is getting to know one another, establishing rapport, defining the therapist/client relationship, obtaining psychosocial background information and formulating goals to achieve in treatment.

I value self-determination in a client. I meet the client where they are at and provide professional guidance to address the problem areas a client wishes to work on.  My role is to actively listen, be non-judgmental and create a safe place for a client to engage, self-disclose and trust the healing process

I tailor my therapy by engaging a client to explore and identify the areas of personal growth they desire to work on. I typically will contract with a client for a few sessions, (2-4), check in, evaluate our status, conclude or negotiate for more sessions to continue working on personal issues.  It is important for a client to know that therapy has a beginning and an end. If an identified problem is resolved, therapy comes to an end. If a client finds value to continue, therapy proceeds with the goal to attain resolution.