About

I believe that every person holds the power and resources necessary to find happiness. As a trans woman I understand both the external and the internal forces that create self-doubt and spike fear—the loneliness, the separateness, and the tailspin of uncertainty. I know, too, from professional and personal experience that self-acceptance and happiness are within everyone. Science upholds this belief, telling us that those who seek help benefit from it. For me this is not a theory, but the product of experience. I favor mindful-based approaches, but I also have practice experience with cognitive behavioral therapy and other evidenced-based methods. I work well with people challenged not only by anxiety, depression, trauma (PTSD), but also with those in challenging relationships, gender issues, especially those from LGBTQ and military veteran populations. I welcome all those who seek an empathic, supportive, and nonjudgmental collaborator to a better, more fulfilling and satisfying life.

Basic Data

Entity Type: Individual; Sole Proprietor

Gender

Female

Therapy Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • LGBTQ Issues
  • Relationship Issues
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma And PTSD

Treatment Orientation

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Existential
  • Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Psychodynamic
  • Trauma Focused

Years in Practice

20 years

Languages

  • English

Healthcare Provider Taxonomy

  • Code: 1041C0700X
  • Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
  • Classification: Social Worker
  • Specialization: Clinical

Credentials

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PH.D.)
  • Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)

Licenses

Name License Number State
LICSW 15966 Verify MN
LISW SWB-2022-1089 Verify NM

Practice Locations

29539 Morris Trl

Lindstrom, MN 55045-5000

Phone Number: (651) 319-2742

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