My therapeutic style is active and engaged. I provide clients with empowering tools to become self-efficient in society, relationships, work and life. We will work together to find the treatment type that is best for you.
I offer counseling services to individuals who are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, and trauma issues. Each client’s needs and goals require an individual approach, which I accommodate through the integration of psychodynamic, solution-focused, and person-centered approaches while using CBT interventions.
I provide non-judgmental support and understanding. I believe in meeting clients where they are on their emotional journey while maintaining a safe place in which the client can challenge themselves.

Adults I work with often find they are experts in taking care of everyone around them but feel uncertain how to take care of themselves. They may be “people pleasers” and know, in great detail, what others may need and how to fix things, but struggle to know what they themselves need, how they feel or how to address their own problems.  They may have had traumatic or adverse experiences that impact the way they react and cope in many situations. This often leads to feelings of anger, resentment, exhaustion and neglect of their own needs, with an increase in anxiety, depression, stress, burnout or grief taking over.

If this sounds familiar to you and you are finding yourself more depleted, unsupported and realizing its time for a change, but you’re not sure where to begin, I can help support you in learning how to build healthy boundaries, implement effective coping skills, heal wounds from trauma and improve your relationships with those in your life, while finding the balance of your own personal well-being.  I enjoy working with clients who are ready to do the work—people who want real change and are willing to take meaningful steps toward it. 

​Therapy offers the opportunity for some much-needed focus on you; a place to be heard, understood and supported. Therapy also offers a place where we have to exercise our emotional muscles, similar to working out at a gym, therapy is not always easy or fun, it does require work and commitment. In the end if we truly invest in that time, we begin to see results, find our strength, and experience real transformation and change.  If you’re ready to take action, commit to change, and engage in the hard work required to improve your life, I’m the right therapist for you!

Each individual has their own unique reasons for seeking therapy. It’s because of that, I see our therapeutic relationship as a partnership. Through a holistic, person-centered approach, we will meet the challenges you’re facing together. I welcome young adults, adults, and seniors looking for compassionate and comprehensive care. 

Over 25 years experience and licensed in both Kansas and Missouri. Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and use techniques of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Grief Educator and Specialist beginning in 2023.

Specialty’s include

Aging

Adoption

LGBTQ+

Anxiety

Borderline Personality

Alzheimers/Dementia

Codependency

Coping Skills

Depression

Divorce

Emotional Disturbance

Grief

Infertility

Infidelity

Self-Esteem

Self-Harm

Women’s Issues

Pet Loss

In person and online one-on-one therapy and counseling

In person and online group therapy and counseling

In person and online courses and workshops

Advisory services in person-centered care for health care organizations and professionals