My formal education and experience has prepared me to counsel individuals, groups, families, children, and parents. I spent part of my career as a Parent Educator doing intensive home-visiting with families affected by substance abuse, attachment disruptions, and abuse or neglect. I have taught parenting classes at a drug treatment center, facilitated group-processing sessions at the county jail, and provided reflective supervision, trainings, and early childhood consultation services.
Nature of Counseling. I trust children to express and explore aspects of their world through play and will come alongside their therapeutic journey of discovery, resolution, and growth. As a therapist, I facilitate reflective and supportive conditions that convey empathic, genuine understanding, and respect. This environment allows children to feel seen and heard in a way that lets them connect with their true-self and resolve difficulties.
In this work, I am privileged to see relationships come together to heal and repair hurts and pain. Sometimes the hurt comes out in the challenging behavior of children or the struggling coping skills of parents, both are just doing the best they can with what they know. I work with families and caregivers in these times to find the deeper unmet needs and nurture the strengths that can sometimes feel lost.
W e journey to e m b race our perfectly imperfect parts with appre ciation and care, knowing all behavior makes sense and using our detective skills as a curious observer to find understanding.
The counseling partnership begins a process of reflection and self-discovery through the context of experiences and relationships.
