I take a very collaborative, compassionate approach to the counseling process because I’ve seen that the most important aspect of healing is a safe, supportive relationship. I create a space where you can feel seen, heard, understood, guided, and supported. Ultimately, I want all of my clients to know and feel… you’re never really alone. I’m here with you! I believe in helping my clients leave each session with a sense of clarity, hope, empowerment, and belief that positive change is always possible. I also understand that when you have challenging, heavy, or delicate issues, you want to open up to someone who shares similar values and beliefs. As a Christian and psychotherapist, I offer sound therapeutic solutions that complement a Bible-based perspective on life.

Do you feel consistently belittled, criticized, or invalidated by a partner, family member, friend, or co-worker? Do you find yourself always trying to “make sense of” your relationship while also feeling like you’re “going crazy”? When you’ve experienced narcissistic abuse, it can feel like no one understands. Your feelings often swing between confusion and guilt to anxiety and depression. It’s not uncommon to feel like you’re in a fog or wonder if somehow you are the cause of your relationship issues. I guide people to find a way back to themselves by helping them feel seen, understood, validated, empowered, and whole.

Do you feel consistently belittled, criticized, or invalidated by a partner, family member, friend, or co-worker? Do you find yourself always trying to “make sense of” your relationship while also feeling like you’re “going crazy”? When you’ve experienced narcissistic abuse, it can feel like no one understands. Your feelings often swing between confusion and guilt to anxiety and depression. It’s not uncommon to feel like you’re in a fog or wonder if somehow you are the cause of your relationship issues. I guide people to find a way back to themselves by helping them feel seen, understood, validated, empowered, and whole.

While understanding and insight are certainly great places to start, many people feel “stuck” at some point in the therapeutic process. This is often because you’re trying to “think” your way to healing. Trauma-informed therapy recognizes the complex ways trauma can impact your life, mind, and body, and makes your psychological safety a top priority in the healing journey. I help my clients find or restore their sense of safety in themselves, their relationships, and in the world at large.

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) refers to the PTSD-like symptoms that occur after intense or long-term trauma, usually relational trauma. PTRS can develop in response to intense or repeated experiences of psychological, emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse/neglect, like narcissistic abuse, cheating, discovering/trying to cope with a partner’s sex/porn addiction, being constantly criticized, rejected, or abandoned by a parent, and other interpersonal abuses. I specialize in helping people understand and heal their fears, anxieties, triggers, ruminations, obsessive thinking, hypervigilance, and other distressing symptoms, while teaching them how to feel safe in their own body and develop a strong inner compass to quickly recognize healthy vs toxic people.

After narcissistic abuse, complex trauma, or any type of abuse, it’s normal to experience some post-traumatic stress symptoms. However, even after painful experiences, there is another possible outcome – and that is post-traumatic growth (PTG). PTG refers to the positive changes that can occur after trauma or adversity. I help my clients build mental strength, resiliency, self-esteem, and self-worth. We work together to help you find personally meaningful goals, improve your relationships, experience more gratitude, and make meaning out of the difficulties you’ve faced so you can find joy and purpose despite the hardships.

After narcissistic abuse, complex trauma, or any type of abuse, it’s normal to experience some post-traumatic stress symptoms. However, even after painful experiences, there is another possible outcome – and that is post-traumatic growth (PTG). PTG refers to the positive changes that can occur after trauma or adversity. I help my clients build mental strength, resiliency, self-esteem, and self-worth. We work together to help you find personally meaningful goals, improve your relationships, experience more gratitude, and make meaning out of the difficulties you’ve faced so you can find joy and purpose despite the hardships.

Empaths

Do you often “feel” or “know” things before they’re said? Can you easily “tune in” to someone else’s energy or mood, almost as if you’re wearing their emotions? Do you find it difficult to tell the difference between others’ feelings and your feelings? Have you been told you’re “too sensitive” or need to “toughen up”? If so, you’re probably an empath! And without knowing how to protect your energy, you’ll feel overwhelmed, frazzled, or even numb. I help empaths and highly sensitive persons understand why they feel so deeply, embrace these traits as a gift, and set healthy boundaries to let the good people in and keep the toxic ones out.

Empaths

Do you often “feel” or “know” things before they’re said? Can you easily “tune in” to someone else’s energy or mood, almost as if you’re wearing their emotions? Do you find it difficult to tell the difference between others’ feelings and your feelings? Have you been told you’re “too sensitive” or need to “toughen up”? If so, you’re probably an empath! And without knowing how to protect your energy, you’ll feel overwhelmed, frazzled, or even numb. I help empaths and highly sensitive persons understand why they feel so deeply, embrace these traits as a gift, and set healthy boundaries to let the good people in and keep the toxic ones out.

Empaths

Do you often “feel” or “know” things before they’re said? Can you easily “tune in” to someone else’s energy or mood, almost as if you’re wearing their emotions? Do you find it difficult to tell the difference between others’ feelings and your feelings? Have you been told you’re “too sensitive” or need to “toughen up”? If so, you’re probably an empath! And without knowing how to protect your energy, you’ll feel overwhelmed, frazzled, or even numb. I help empaths and highly sensitive persons understand why they feel so deeply, embrace these traits as a gift, and set healthy boundaries to let the good people in and keep the toxic ones out.