There are few things in life as challenging and rewarding as working with people. As a therapist, my goal is to join people where they are in their journey and identify the areas they would like to move through.  The process of facing pain and being overwhelmed can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be faced alone.

 

For the last ten years, I have been working with individuals and families in the Rochester area.  My approach integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT, family systems, interpersonal therapy, and other core principles.  If desired by the client, integration of Christian principles is an option to work toward emotional, psychological, and spiritual health.  Initially, there is a focus on providing strategies and skills to regulate what is happening, and then we can move on to the core concern together.  As a team, my clients and I work to establish healthy, natural supports and individual resources that will continue after the time of counseling has ended.  It is a privilege to work with individuals and families through the trials they face.

 

 

Areas of Specialty

 

Adolescents

Anxiety

Assertiveness and Boundary Development

Career exploration

College life

Communication

Dating and Relationships Dynamics

Depression (general, situation, and major depression)*

Disordered Eating

Emotional Regulation

Family systems and Parenting Challenges

Grief / Bereavement Counseling

Life Transition

Premarital Counseling (training in Prepare Enrich)

Self-worth

Spirituality (including Christian Counseling)

Stress Management

Training and Group Dynamics

 

* If you are currently experiencing suicidal ideation, please contact Lifeline at 275-5151, 911, or your primary care physician

 

Education

 

MSW  – Roberts Wesleyan College

BA in Psychology Houghton College

 

Other Related Experience

 

Adjunct Professor at Roberts Wesleyan College in Social Work Department

Group Facilitator for MS Society Everyday Matters Group

Consultation and Training Presentations on a variety of topics including anger management with children, establishing healthy boundaries, self-worth, and healthy group dynamics.

 

Member of American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)