About

I am a Masters level clinician licensed in the state of Virginia as a professional counselor and certified substance abuse counselor. I have been in the field of mental health for the last 15 years. I have a strong background in case management, family services, psych rehab groups, substance abuse groups and intensive outpatient and outpatient counseling. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults ranging in age from 14 years and up. I am aware of cultural, religious, and ethnic differences and take on an individualized approach tailored to fit the specific needs of person in treatment. My therapeutic modalities of choice include but certainly not limited to person centered, individual psychology, motivational interviewing, narrative, cognitive processing and cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused, psychodynamic and ecosystemic structural family therapy. I do what I do because I believe that humans are neither fundamentally good or bad but the product of their experiences that have taught them something about the world, others and most importantly, themselves. I walk alongside of individuals to foster an environment that safely allows for their exploration of self and how their core beliefs, behaviors and emotions influence their choices and relationships with others. I empower individuals to reach optimal versions of self. I have walked alongside others on journeys to healing from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, domestic abuse, childhood trauma, sex trauma, drug and alcohol addiction, workplace related trauma, low self worth, self hate, grief and through manufactured emotions such as guilt and shame.