About

I've spent most of my adult life, before and after earning my degree in clinical social work, exploring the effects of shame based learning on the psyche. As a culture here in the United States, our reliance on competition leads to anxiety and, all too often, internalized shame. There is nothing I know of more lethal to person's happiness than the belief that something is wrong with them. Though they mostly loved us, too many adults in our lives used shame as a teaching tool, in an effort to have us lead the rest of the pack. No blame in this game, they did their best. The resulting historical levels of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and emotional dis-ease sends us to our deaths much earlier than in other, older societies throughout the world.

My Psychodynamic foundation; use of use of multiple theoretical approaches with an emphasis on Unconditional Positive Regard; growing interest in spirituality as a complementing intervention, and genuine passion to help you find your true value makes me be excited about learning about how you see things. Will you allow me to show you how to enjoy the empowerment you feel by throwing off all the old stories and discovering your true self? There is only one of you in the entire universe. This makes you worthy of mental health, and so much more.

Note: I will not treat someone without first doing a visual wellness check. If you want phone sessions only, I am not your counselor. I will need 3 video sessions before moving to phone sessions only, or messaging. I hope you understand. Cancellations with less than 24 hours to your appointment, and no shows threaten my health insurance, so please be ready to show up for yourself.