Early on, I noticed a need for nonjudgemental and culturally sensitive therapists who specialized in trauma responsive care. This meant not making assumptions about previous diagnosis a person may have when they enter my office. I wanted to center their needs, decolonize both my social work education and my psychotherapy training to meet people where they are at. This has made all the difference in my work. 

Children, Adolescents, young adults, pregnant and postpartum women, dual diagnosis, and Millennials (5-45).

You heal and work at your own pace, not mine.

A conversation about what they need, want, and expect from me.

I was raised in Appalachia and the midwest transplanted to the Navajo Nation and immersed in the Diné's rich culture. I am an "inlaw" meaning I married into a Traditional Navajo family and am raising my children to walk in two worlds. As an adopted person with ASD I have have had to figure out who I am and what that means to myself and other people. I value stories and experiences, happily interacting with others to find out a little more about the world we live in and how I can be a better person in that world.

I ask and not assume. Every evaluation, treatment plan, and note is done with and for the client's needs.