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Hello and welcome! Seeking a counselor is a major step. I am honored that you are considering me as your counselor. I believe that counseling is a partnership between the client and the counselor where the client receives support and individualized care and attention to address concerns. In this partnership, we will work to develop your personal goals and a plan to help you achieve them. I care about your success and am dedicated to working with you to achieve your desired end goal.

Life is a journey that we all go through, and it presents us with many obstacles to navigate. Sometimes these obstacles can present us with challenges that can lead us to feel depressed, overwhelmed, stressed, withdrawn, or even isolated. When we learn to create balance in our life, we begin to feel a sense of joy and happiness for the person we are meant to be. I would like to partner with you as you explore life’s challenges and concerns and help you in identifying feelings and thought patterns and assist you in developing effective coping and self-care strategies that will strengthen your everyday life.

"I help people LOVE people better."

Are you feeling overwhelmed during this time of uncertainty? Are you finding it difficult to complete your normal daily tasks due to irritability, anxiety, and depression? Do you feel overwhelmed to a point where you cannot control your fear of negative thoughts about the future? I am passionate about empowering individuals to find the best within themselves to overcome life’s stressors and traumas. I would like to partner with you, identify your feelings and thought patterns, and assist you in fostering healing and creating effective change in your life.

Identifying that you need help is a sign of strength, but what happens next? Finding a counselor that you feel a connection with is an essential part of your mental health journey. Don’t feel bad about being picky! I have a straightforward but gentle style that focuses on what you want to accomplish. Whether you are working through relationship difficulties, high stress, or anxiety/depression/self-esteem issues I am prepared to work by your side. I use evidence-based techniques that compliment your unique needs.

Day to day life can be exhausting, stressful and anxiety inducing. It is easier said than done to “enjoy the little things in life,” when we have so many outside pressures weighing on us. When we feel overwhelmed by these pressures our mental health and personal relationships can suffer. I hope to assist you and yours in managing difficult times and strengthening your relationships. When our environment seems too overwhelming we can find ourselves getting stuck repeating the same non-productive behaviors. Children seem unmanageable, we don't feel as connected to our partners or spouses anymore and we don't even recognize ourselves.

From the outside, you may look like you have your stuff together. But behind the mask you wear for others, you feel lost and filled with self-doubt. You don’t know what's next for your life. You're starting to worry all the time and feel overwhelmed. You don’t understand why you keep making the same bad decisions, ending up in the same crappy situations. You question if you are enough and what you're doing wrong. Feeling crappy, self-doubt & imposter syndrome, chronic people-pleasing, worried all the time, dealing with a breakup? I help women to make sense of the overwhelm & take back control of their life. 

Tired of stepping into the same well-worn relationship problems that leave you feeling defeated and stressed? When the laughter in our relationship is replaced with yelling, fighting, and disconnection, it can leave us feeling confused and desperate for solutions. Nothing is more painful than feeling like our relationship is falling apart. I help couples recapture the emotional intimacy and passion they had when they first fell in love with each other. Whether working with a couple or individual, I focus on helping you identify relational needs, reduce conflict, and learn how to rebuild closeness in your relationship.

I believe the problems that direct clients into counseling are emotional, physical, and spiritual. Therefore, the whole person must be addressed and treated as a unique and complex individual. As a Christian therapist I help clients get to the root causes of their distress and assist them to find answers by using solution focused therapy. While some long-term therapy is a necessity I take pride in helping people set goals and objectives to find answers to their issues and struggles. Discover the hidden strengths in your weakness and find an inner peace that brings stability amidst your storm.

I have worked in the Fredericksburg/Stafford community for the past 20 years. I enjoy working with adolescent and adults. My area of interest has always been trauma, self-awareness, mindfulness, and dissociative disorders. The approach and style that I utilize is tailored to each individual I work with. Currently we are only taking referrals for psychological testing, custody evaluations and parental capacity evaluations.

I help people overcome fear and sadness so they can have time for what matters most. I have found the most effective strategic tools which prove that change does not have to take years. With the right tools, any of us can make the change we desire. I teach you how to use tools from these proven treatment strategies so that you can spend time focusing on what matters to you. I work with all ages in additional areas of post-traumatic stress, grief and loss, low self-esteem, parenting, career transition, and life stressors.

Do you feel overwhelmed, exhausted or discontent? Do you feel like there is more you want to experience or do and don’t know how to get there? Are you struggling with being your authentic self in your professional and/or personal relationships? Do you often feel anxious, depressed, irritable and sometimes as if you barely have the energy to get out of bed in the morning? Do you want to experience joy, peace, and fulfillment, but just don't know how to make that happen?

Chronic pain, poor-quality sleep, anxiety, and depression can have devastating effects on quality of life. If you want to stop unhelpful thoughts or overcome unexpected life challenges like these, with effective tools you can, and in a shorter time than you think. By providing treatments that are clinically proven to work, I partner with you to tailor a plan that creates the change that works for your life. My passion for working with those with chronic pain, insomnia, traumatic brain injury, and anxiety issues led me to become certified in alpha-stimulation which naturally creates the “good” feeling chemical of serotonin.

Perhaps you, like many people, struggle with unhealthy relationships and low personal growth. If you are not working on becoming the person that you desire to be, you feel stuck and need someone to help get you back on track. Many people struggle with relationship issues, unhealthy behaviors, or mental health concerns, such depression, fear, anxiety, low self-esteem, co-dependency, divorce, and grief. If you do, then it is time for you to seek the help of a professional. I am here to help you.

I want to welcome and thank you for reviewing my ad. I am a pre-licensed Therapist who works with those that suffer from anxiety, behavioral issues, sexual abuse, stress, and relationahip dysfunction utilizing a Cognitive Behavioral Approprach. My goal is to join with my clients to discuss current stressors, work toward processsing their emotions, and assist in determining solutions together. Whether you choose to focus on your current issues or issues from your past, together, we can work through those issues and develop appropriate coping skills which will lead to manageable behaviors.

I help individuals and couples break unhealthy patterns and remove barriers to create the life they want. I provide you with tools of proven treatment strategies to create solutions that work for your life. The combination of my experience as a registered nurse and licensed therapist creates my person-centered and highly individualized approach. I am fortunate to be able to give couples effective tools to learn how to resolve issues and regain hope in their relationship. In addition to working with couples, I greatly enjoy working with teenagers and their parents as they navigate this challenging life phase.

I help couples and individuals overcome the obstacles that keep them from the relationships and life they want. I teach you how to use the tools of proven treatment strategies in order for you to overcome the challenges that have been keeping you from happiness. One of the greatest pleasures I have is working with adolescents and helping their families navigate this challenging life phase. I work with age-groups from “’tweens” to adults, individuals, couples, families, and groups.

I view counseling as a process in which I help you focus on your strengths to initiate and maintain meaningful changes in your life. Some of the issues that I address in counseling often include, but are not limited to depression, stress management, anxiety, grief and loss, family changes, complex trauma, aging, communication issues, and behavioral issues.

I have significant experience providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. I use a strength based perspective believing that each one of us have inherent strengths that can help us manage life. My framework is based on trauma and attachment approaches which emphasize that the stress an individual experiences is usually rooted in a traumatic event that has formed negative beliefs, dysruption of lifestyle, change in family system, or that has helped to develop a less than satisfying parent child relationship. My ideal client is an individual that wants to have a happier life or a family or couple that wants more peace.