Education & Experience

E D U C A T I O N

M.S. Lipscomb University, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Nashville, Tennessee. Degree Awarded 2020.
Ph.D. University of Houston, Educational Psychology-Individual Differences
Houston, Texas. Degree Awarded 2009.
M.A. University of Houston-Clear Lake, Behavior Science-Psychology
Clear Lake, Texas. Degree Awarded 1999.
B.S. University of Houston, Psychology
Houston, Texas. Degree Awarded 1996.

E M P L O Y M E N T

Nurture House 2019-present
Internship Supervisor (May 2023); Clinician (Registered Play Therapist); Guest Speaker for TraumaPlay Courses - EMDR trained, TBRI trained, Certified TraumaPlay Clinician
Supervisor: Paris Goodyear-Brown, LCSW, RPT-S

New Moon Rising Wellness 2022-2024
Play Therapist, Clinician, Intern Supervisor/Director

Cumberland University 2022
Adjunct Professor- Introduction to Psychology

Mental Health Cooperative 2019-2020
Behavioral Health Consultant Intern – Integrated Care
Supervisors: Adam Graham, LPC/MHSP

Lipscomb Student Health Center 2019-2020
Behavioral Health Consultant Intern – Integrated Care
Supervisor: Dr. Andy Melton, Ph.D., LPC/MHSP

Living Canvas Consulting 2002-2019
Founder and Principal Consultant (Educational Psychology-Individual Differences) – school and in-home behavior consultant, parent trainer, Certified Creative Grief Coach and Trust Based Relation Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner