Licensed in Connecticut, Texas, and Virginia. Seeking help takes courage. As a licensed professional counselor and board certified art therapist I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship to facilitate change. My approach is strength based, client-centered, and holistically grounded. As an art therapist, clients have the option to engage in art therapy. No experience with art required. The creative process, artwork, and discussion create space to integrate fractured pieces of ...
Like most of my clients I have my own share of childhood trauma. I’ve had to deconstruct childhood messages of not being good enough. I’ve had to learn to set boundaries and learn that I’m not required to put others' needs above my own. I think learning that I'm loved and worthy, even when other's are angry with me has been the most difficult lesson of all. The very path that many of you are starting out on, I have walked myself. This journey isn't about reliving your worst memories, it's about ...
We are a team of highly skilled therapists offering flexible hours to accommodate our clients’ needs and schedules. This includes in office and Telehealth services 7 days a week. The services that we provide are aimed at reducing the challenges and discomfort that our client’s feel in their lives. This may be through the lens of individual, couples, family, or child counseling. Our diverse team of therapists work to assist clients in anxiety management, reducing depression, increasing comm...
Bottling up or stuffing down emotions can be so overwhelming to teen girls and women, especially in today’s social climate. The people that you love the most are not always equipped to support you in ways that you need and deserve. Social stigma that most people have about therapy can deter you from seeking the help that you need and deserve. I am here to help you navigate the spaces that appear difficult. Therapy helps provide a safe, non judgemental and confidential space to talk about the cha...
It's time for you to begin showing up for yourself. I help individuals who have spent their entire life taking care of everyone but themselves. The people who find their value only by pleasing others. Unlike all the people in your life, I recognize what is really going on. I can see behind the curtain and know the nightmare you continue to live of never being enough. The story usually ends the same, with you feeling betrayed, frustrated and hurt. Together, we will learn who you REALLY are and he...
I am a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist. I completed my Bachelor’s at University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002 and her Master’s at Northern Illinois University in 2005. I am currently licensed in Texas and Missouri. My specialities are working with individuals, couples, families and children dealing with divorce/separation, blended families, and absent parents. I have also worked with a variety of individuals including those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, families dealing wi...
You’re seeking help because you’re smart, motivated, yet you feel insecure or ambivalent in your relationships. You feel guilty or ashamed, stuck in the same thought spiral day-in and day-out. You’re tired of feeling judged, most of all by yourself. There’s a little voice in your head that criticizes and questions every decision you make. You’re finding adulting to be much harder and more unpredictable than you anticipated. You’ve worked hard to get where you are, but still feel like you fall...
If you have found yourself experiencing anxiety, feeling overwhelmed with a need to prove to others, or simply feeling like priorities in your life keep slipping through your hands, then you are not alone. Stress and anxiety can get in the way of what you are trying to accomplish; however, there are ways to manage what you are experiencing. Whether your stress and anxiety is getting in the way of your schooling or your relationships, I know I am able to help you get back on track and learn ways ...
You have always given your all in your relationships. Whether it was with your parent, friends, or intimate partners; you wanted healthy relationships in your life. However, you often ended up feeling like you were not enough for any of them. You often felt rejected and disposable. You didn’t realize that this would impact you, but it has. Now, you often isolate yourself or just remain in relationships with toxic people who often use you for what they need and discard you. You have never felt go...