SPECIALIZATIONS:

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I prioritize clinical impact over volume, meaning instead of helping everyone a little, I help some people greatly providing a concierge experience.  I work with Neurodiverse individuals including Highly Sensitive People (HSP) across populations - adults, kids, teens, couples and families.  Over the years, I've allowed my clinical focus to narrow more and more and the results have been my clients benefiting from the specialized treatment I bring into the room.  The Neurodiverse population presents with a wide range of symptoms (think syndrome mix) which include: 

 

• ADD/ADHD

• Anxiety, Anger, Depression 

• Attachment Disorder

• Blended Families & Divorce

• Disruptive Mood Dysregualtion (DMDD)

• Grief

• Gifted & Twice Exceptional

• Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

• Melt Downs

• Mood Disorders

• Strong-Willed/Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

• OCD Subtype

• Perfectionism

• Couples specialization: Affairs, PTSD, & Drug and Alcohol, Bringing Home Baby

 

I take an emotion focused approached and use an integrative style to meet the needs of my clients.  My go to methodologies include Christian Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused (EFT), Discernment Counseling, Behavioral Therapies (REBT, CBT, etc.) Solution Focused (SFBT), Gottman, and Strength Based.  At the heart of it, I take a Person-Centered approach in terms of meeting you where you’re at utilizing an integrative approach that works best with your presenting concerns and goals.  

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What do you consider success for your clients?

I consider success in the room when my clients are able to navigate their emotional world with confidence and awareness.  In addition when a couple reports to me that "I feel like we are friends again.  We laugh and joke about things.  We are also able to turn around the negative cycle much faster from all day to 15 minutes."  Clients appreciate leaving my space feeling seen and have greater clarity and perspective on how to navigate the twists and turns in life that their season of life is currently throwing them into.   

 

People that find the most success with me are ready to put the work in, and want someone that will match their motivation for change.  I know what to look for in clients, what questions to ask, what resources to recommend, what the blindspots usually are, and what often gets missed. They find that they have a travel companion in their corner that brings, insight, clarity, and perspective.  They enjoy my thirst for growth and knowledge that I happily bring into the room as I raise their emotional, relationship, intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligence and bring a level of intentionality that empowers them and has them looking at life with a different lens.  Metaphorically speaking together, we will take the baggage of the past and present and lay it all out.  We will sort through what you have been carrying, ask the tough questions as to why, gain clarity and understanding as to how it became part of your story, clean out and sometimes throw out what no longer serves you or your relationship(s).  Then we learn some new habits and skills to replace what was disregarded, learn new skills on how to practice self-love, self-compassion, process emotions, thoughts, and actions, have healthier relationships with others, heal and process the pains of the past, and learn how to rise strong in order to travel through life as the best and healthiest version of self.

 

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"It takes a lot more courage to let something go than it does to hang on to it, trying to make it better.  Letting go doesn't mean ignoring a situation.  Letting go means accepting what is, exactly as it is, without fear, resistance, or a struggle for control." ~ Iyanla Vanzant.