How my journey began

 

it began with them

My life experiences have led me to where I am today including having my first child as a teen and putting myself through graduate school as  single mom. My childhood was difficult and I experienced trauma myself, but those hard times help me be more compassionate and empathetic with the children and families I serve.

I have found myself in therapy off and on my whole adult life and have found EMDR therapy to be the most beneficial for me, which was so good and life changing! I'm a huge fan of therapy, growth, and facing our hard to do better for our future generations.

I’m obsessed with…

🕯️ Bath and Body Works candles 
📚 Books and reading
🐈‍⬛ My cats, my doggo, and my grand-fur baby
♟️ Game night with my friends
🧋 Starbucks Refresher

A few more fun FAQs:

  • The Jar lavender lemonade, a nap, and a private chef.

  • I love being in nature, but only when it's warm and I love to wear hoodies, specifically the same coral hoodie daily.

  • My husband, my oldest daughter when I was younger and now all of my kids, and MY THERAPIST (bless her!)

  • 6 wing 7 for sure!

A Background in child welfare

 

I have experience working with families in the child welfare system since 2005

from case management, to writing home studies, to running a foster care non-profit. 

 

I also have completed the trainings to be…

an EMDR therapist, TBRI Practitioner, MSOYW Practitioner, and PPSW Practitioner. I am continually growing as a person, but also with my knowledge of the brain, trauma, and attachment.

  • Degrees/License

    BS in Developmental Psychology, MSW, Licensed Mental Health Counselor

  • TBRI Competent.

    Completed week long training to be a Trust Based Relational Intervention Practitioner

  • MSOYW/PPSW Practitioner

    Completed training to be a Making Sense of Your Worth and Parenting for Positive Self-Worth Practitioner

  • EMDR Trained.

    Completed Basic training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

No family is perfect — we could all use a little help at different times. 

That might look like my in-home family support, individual counseling, my trainings, or a one-time consultation.  Sometimes families find themselves in need of home studies to grow their families and I am happy to be able to help in this area as well.