About Me

If you're someone hoping to achieve a more comfortable and balanced existence, or a parent who needs help with a troubled adolescent; or maybe you’re a teenager seeking a professional counselor who will not only to listen to you but actually hear you. If any of these sounds like you, I hope you’ll let me be the one to provide you with the help you need, and to achieve success! I have been a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse (LCADC) counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) for many years. After working with substance abusers in various treatment settings, I have worked with adults and adolescents with emotional distress and other issues for over twenty-five years. Since 2020 have been seeing clients exclusively in a teletherapy setting. I miss the in-person connections one can make in the office, but it is my sincere goal to make every remote session meaningful and productive and many people find the teletherapy process more convenient and comfortable. There is no time to waste where mental health is concerned! I am a ‘trauma informed’ therapist, meaning that I look for, and work with, traumatic events in a person’s life which are causing them distress in the present. Sometimes it is not a “big T” trauma but rather a series of smaller disturbing events that add up to having similar effects in the aggregate - this is referred to as “developmental trauma” and it can be just as damaging. I am certified in EMDR therapy which is a highly effective post-trauma therapy that has applications for anxiety and substance abuse among other issues. So, whether you're an adult or a teen, I hope you will consider me for your counseling needs. I will be glad to discuss scheduling when I hear from you…and I hope I do.