Personal Statement

Are you having issues with your teenager that you just can't figure out how to solve? Are the demands of balancing school, work, sports, activities and family becoming overwhelming? Are they feeling frustrated, disappointed, sad or confused? Sometimes life throws a lot at us all at once. I love to help teens gain knowledge and strategies that will help them successfully deal with the challenges of being a teen. I also love working with teens involved in sports or performing arts activities (music, dance, theater) maintain balance, manage change, cope with injury and reduce anxiety.

My background in secondary and higher education, as well as coaching, gives me an excellent understanding of the unique challenges teens face. I am able to help teens identify their strengths, set goals, develop self-confidence and make healthy decisions about life.

I realize that scheduling, especially with teens, can be challenging so I have some evening appointments available. I look forward to working with your teen to help them survive and thrive through their teen years!

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Client Focus (Age)

  • Adolescents/Teenagers (14 to 19)

Therapy Specialties

  • Academic Underachievement
  • Anxiety
  • Career Counseling
  • Child or Adolescent
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Grief
  • Life Coaching
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Harming
  • Stress

Treatment Orientation

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Existential
  • Person Centered/Rogerian
  • Psychodynamic

Modality

  • Individuals

Accepted Insurance Plans

  • Out Of Network

Years in Practice

10+ years

Payments Accepted

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Licenses

License Name License State Year
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) LPC-3678 ID 2006

Certifications

Name Year
Certified Hypnotherapist (CHT) 2018

Associations

Name
American Counseling Association (ACA)
Idaho Counseling Association (ICA)
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)

Education

School Degree Major Year
Idaho State University MACounseling2006
Boise State University BAHisotry and Secondary Education1996

Languages

  • English

Office Address


College of Western Idaho

My counseling approach is client centered, compassionate and appropriately humorous. I am informed by Existential, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Person-Centered theories. These theories promote creating meaning in your life through self-awareness, individual responsibility and relationships. I am interested in helping young people gain self-awareness, knowledge and develop strategies to successfully navigate the challenges that come in our lives.

5520 E. Opportunity Drive

Nampa, Idaho 83687

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