My passion is joining clients in their journey to overcome adversity and find healing for their hurts, habits, and hang-ups. I can help to uncover resiliency to forge sustainable mental health while continuing to thrive and create a fulfilling life.
I understand the challenging process of healing, having overcome many of the same challenges, detours, and dead ends. Through this, I have learned there is usually an opportunity in suffering. As Napoleon Hill puts it, “adversity contains within it, a seed of equivalent benefit.” With this lens, I see problems through and support clients in learning to approach their troubles in more productive ways. When helping people move past complacency, my goal is to help clients begin to see problems and find creative solutions within themselves and uncover the coping skills needed to overcome the struggles.
Trust is crucial. People need to feel loved, connected, safe, accepted, and a sense of belonging. I am especially devoted to helping clients reduce and find meaning in their suffering, garner support through the healing process, work for change, and foster a deep awareness of the effects of traumatic experiences on their lives.
My deep understanding comes from having been there, resolving the pain and finding grace in my own life journey after navigating healing from adverse childhood experiences. I have the experience and dedication to help clients end the unnecessary suffering and related traumatization experienced. I have devoted my life to advocate, inform, implement change, and increase trauma informed care for clients and families. Working within private practice, clinics, prisons, and treatment centers over 25 years, I have supported peoples from all different walks of life.
I have an undergraduate degree in Social Work and received my master’s degree from the Adler Graduate School. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with family, playing guitar, gardening, cooking, and traveling.
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