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About My Clients
Feeling as though you're not living your "best life"? Struggling with negativity, depressive tendencies, or anxiety? Wrestling with relationships or communication or often have a short fuse? Perhaps you feel the need to change careers or make some other major decision but want help with it. Emotional scars can also hold you back. These are common hindrances to optimal cognition and behavior, but hope and healing are possible. I'd like to help you untangle hindrances, heal, retool & enjoy life.
My Background and Approach
I earned a BA in Social Science from Spring Arbor University (1981) and my MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Liberty University (2017) and bring a lifelong love for people, interest in relationships, and wealth of experience to the therapy setting, including having raised three children, served in the pastoral ministry with my husband, and conducted extensive advocacy work. I am passionate about enhancing connection and healing within oneself and among one's associations. I strive to create an environment where a trusting therapeutic relationship develops and healing takes place within a you-centered, collaborative, strengths-based framework. You will have opportunity to examine and identify obstacles to satisfying emotional, mental, and relational well-being. You may then develop a practical vision for and path toward your goals with accountability, support and feedback. A blend of therapies will be utilized, and, if you wish, we will include faith issues.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that God created every life sacredly, regardless of one's beliefs, values, or lifestyle. I believe that man, in his sin, severed relationship with God and, in his mercy, God provided restoration of that relationship through Jesus Christ, who bridged the chasm between perfect God and sinful man by offering a way of forgiveness to the repentant. With our responses generally based on our prior experiences, I believe that we have choices in how we respond to God, others, and our own circumstances, thoughts, and behaviors. I believe we can modify authentic responses by increasing relevant knowledge and understanding, thereby creating wholeness and fulfillment. I believe in praying/utilizing Bible with clients if they wish. I believe in supporting clients with accountability and without judgment. I believe in working with clients who appear, believe, live and worship differently than I do. I believe in client autonomy. I believe in helping clients effect the changes they seek.