My most important job is listening to my clients. I believe that we are each deeply known, seen, heard and understood by God. I also believe that our earliest attachments to our parents and family inform our current relationships with God and others. If we have never felt known, seen, or understood, or do not feel those things in our current relationships, we may be unable to move forward. We may feel stuck. With deep empathy and compassion, I will listen well. We can just “be” together as we explore your internal and external world and then decide together what to “do.”
I have extensive experience in counseling any person of any age, gender, or religion through:
stress and anxiety
depression and grief
dealing with change
betrayal trauma (spouses of sex addicts) and other trauma
separation and divorce
remarried couples and stepfamilies
motherhood issues
helping twenty-somethings navigate adulthood
I am certified in:
Attachment Core Pattern Therapy™
EMDR trauma therapy
Holy Yoga
I have training in:
Internal Family Systems (IFS), a research-based, scientifically proven method to help us discover and bring healing to all the parts of ourselves.
My formal education is in Clinical Psychology, Spiritual Formation, and Bible/Theology (Wheaton College, 2004; Western Seminary, 2013).
I am remarried to a Master Craftsman. Together, with our five kids and a dog, we have a quirky and blended blessing of a family. I love to swim, bike, run, cook, read, cry, laugh, and to “just be” still.
“You need your pain. Grief makes you real, and disappointment makes you resilient. your sorrow can inspire new chapters of purpose and creativity in your life.” –Cook & Miller, Boundaries for Your Soul
“A part of you was left behind very early in your life: the part of you that never felt completely received. It is full of fears. Meanwhile, you grew up with many survival skills. But you want yourself to be one.” –Henri Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love
“He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.” –Proverbs 19:8 (NASB)