Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
About My Clients
I best serve those who are experiencing intimate relationship conflict. I thoroughly enjoy working with couples, families, and individuals. Work with me looks like each individual in the room identifying escalating behaviors that can cause mental and emotional anguish. My job is to come from a non-judgmental space and teach effective communication skills to increase the frequency of direct expression of honest, respectful, and positive feelings and thoughts withing the relationship.
My Background and Approach
I have over 10 years of experience working with individuals, families, and couples. I practice from a Person-Centered and Experiential stance as my natural thought process fosters systemic thinking and my professional background supports as much. I work collaboratively with individuals and use a systemic approach to problem-solving. I encourage clients to participate in cognitive rehabilitation sessions and perform homework exercises that will widen their lens and challenge thinking errors that may perpetuate self-defeating behavior patterns. I've worked with families whose children were at imminent risk of out-of-home placement. Services provided were in the family's home and some client contact occurred in other community locations that were part of the client's natural environment. Work w/couples center(ed)around infidelity and learning how to rebuild trust, open relationships, conflict resolution skill building, and facilitate discussions regarding dissolution of marriage.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Bottom line up front, I believe everyone deserves, at the very least, a peace of mind even if they have not achieved a sense of happiness in the moment. "Normal" and happy looks different for everyone. I do not like to feel judged, therefore, I do not judge. Everyone learns differently and everyone has their own belief. I am okay with that. If you like it, I love it for you. I am a "type b" thinker and as I tell my clients, "I'm going to give you your answer, I just take the "scenic route" to get you there." (haha!) To compare, I describe my spouse and siblings as "type a" thinkers who prefer a direct answer and expect answers in "bullet point" form. I refer to that as "taking the highway" (haha!) I have laughter in parenthesis because I am chuckling as I type this. I am a very authentic person and encourage the same from my clients. My belief is, when you can communicate from a genuine and honest space w/o fear of an adverse reaction/response, you build trust in self and others.