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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and have worked in private practice in the Clemson area for over twenty years. My practice includes adults, adolescents, families, and couples. I work with a variety of concerns, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship issues, as well as matters related to sexual orientation and gender identity. Fundamental to this is my belief that we are all individuals who affect and are affected by our families, groups of which we are a part, and the larger society. The variety of techniques I employ are all in the service of empowering my clients as they work toward healing.

I’m passionate about working with people struggling with eating disorders, body image issues, and complicated relationships with food and exercise. From my experience working as a therapist at an eating disorder treatment facility, I am equipped to offer my clients an expansive toolbox of skills that can be used to facilitate change – whether food-and-body-related or not!

In relationships, it can be difficult to achieve the perfect balance between stability and excitement. It can be a challenge to communicate our needs to our partners and overcome the fear of vulnerability. Perhaps you feel like your relationship is at a crossroads or has become stagnant. Perhaps you are trying to heal from pain and repair the levels of fairness and trust in your relationship.

As a psychologist, I help clients address barriers to wellness and realize their potential by promoting insight and healthy coping in an emotionally safe context. My goal is to elicit your feedback about your experience and to tailor treatment to your needs. Regardless of the source of the problem or the various ways it can be addressed, I believe that the therapeutic relationship serves as the foundation for effective counseling and treatment.

There are times in life that can be exciting, fun, stressful, heartbreaking, and everything in between. Each feeling and phase in life can bring unique challenges. You might seek counseling to navigate a stressful new experience, ongoing mental health concern, or want to have an unbiased person as you work to discover yourself and grow.

If you receive an email from me, you’ll see my signature contains a certain phrase: “The best is yet to come." When you hear the phrase “the best is yet to come,” what comes to mind? Some may find themselves humming a tune by Tony Bennett. And if that was before your time, you may simply scoff at the naive hopefulness of the phrase. Then again, you may cry because you’re not sure you believe there are better days ahead. I will hold space and celebrate with you wherever you are. I have seen and known the highs and lows and middles in life, and I have experienced the transformational power of showing up just as you are.

Often we may feel overwhelmed, lonely, afraid, confused, and sad when we struggle with trauma, anxiety, guilt, grief, depression, life transitions, and conflictual relationships. Having a safe place to express yourself authentically while being validated and encouraged can give you the emotional space to offer kindness and compassion to yourself and others. My goal is to offer a safe, inspirational, engaging, and nurturing environment towards creating a sense of contentment and empowerment towards your life goals. If client preferred, creative arts can be used. I would love the opportunity to support your journey to a healthier you!

I help clients with Relationship issues, Life stressors, making Healhty life changes, and becoming empowed on a positive path to growth and well-being. My counseling approach emphasizes understanding first, and techniques second. I am existentially grounded, believe clients have the ability to expand their self-awareness, develop confident self image, make healthy choices, create positive meaning and purpose in their life while being successful. I counsel clients to understand their uniqueness, value themselves, have healthy relationships, and find the courage to persist over adversity while positively shaping their own future.

We all have difficult times in our lives, and our reactions and thoughts can lead to or exacerbate anxiety, depression, and other unhealthy disorders. I work with ages 12 and up, and I help people process experiences using cognitive behavioral therapy to recover from trauma, the above listed disorders, and various other issues that affect the quality of our lives. It's not so much about negative experiences we have as it is about our thoughts about these experiences. Learning to reframe, set boundaries, and change how we perceive situations will help us reduce or remove negative emotions so we can live full and happy lives.

Navigating the rocky terrain of early adulthood can be both amazing and brutal all at the same time. One day you understand why people tell you "these are the best days of your life," and other days, you feel certain your life is moving forward without you. ​​​The average twenty-something experiences a tremendous amount of stress that is often misunderstood by others. As they say, the struggle is real! I work with college students and young professionals who find themselves consistently overwhelmed and thinking in circles.

I see you...The person who shows the world that you are “totally ok.” The person who “has it together” by life’s standards, but feels quite differently inside. My message to you is you matter. You are strong. Most importantly…You are enough. It’s not enough to look OK…you deserve to feel OK too! Bottom Line. It's time to hop in the driver's seat of your life and thrive. All it takes is a choice to begin.

Creating quality of life through self-empowerment and choice would be my hope for you. Often, we feel overwhelmed when we struggle with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and social anxiety. This can cause us to question our value in various aspects of life. Simplifying the complexities in your life may give you the emotional space to offer kindness and compassion toward yourself.

Are you ready to find the resolution and healing that you need so that you can experience the life and relationships that you really want? If so, I am passionate about helping my clients identify and resolve the obstacles that are keeping them from their goals. In a warm, interactive environment, I will help you look at your concerns using multiple perspectives and proven counseling methods. I have experience with depression, anxiety, relationship distress, trauma/abuse recovery, grief, stress, and life transitions. My clients are both individuals and couples, and I love to incorporate faith to the extent that clients' desire.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor and art therapist I create a safe, welcoming environment that will enable you to create positive change in your life, family and community. Working together we will identify avenues to engage in a value driven life. At times feelings of anxiety and depression act as barriers to our goals and values. Through a variety of techniques, such as mindfulness, ACT (acceptance & commitment therapy) and art therapy these barriers can be eliminated.

Has life got you feeling overwhelmed? Do you feel stressed and don't know what to do? I help client become the masters of their own lives again. I work with clients who are experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and self harming behaviors. I also work with clients who are adjusting to new circumstances in their lives, having difficulty managing stress, or trouble navigating relationships and interpersonal conflict. I help clients work to build skills to regulate their emotions and thoughts effectively to become their own therapists.

Life presents an array of joys and challenges, of which, both can be stressful. We all face problems that can be very difficult to manage at times. During these times, we may be emotionally and/or mentally unable to handle our issues alone or with the casual advice of family and friends. If you are feeling stuck or continuing a spiral of negativity in your life, don't wait any longer; get help. There Is Hope Counseling, LLC is here to help you and/or your family to be emotionally healthy.

Are you overwhelmed? Stressed out? Struggling to manage? I work with clients who are struggling with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, body image and self harming behaviors. I also see adolescents and adults who are having trouble adjusting, transitioning and managing stress. I believe full recovery is possible for everyone whether it's from an eating disorder or having self-defeating thoughts. Together we will work towards agreed upon goals that meet your needs and help you live at ease with yourself and the world around you.

** EVENING & WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE ** ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS ** I have worked with Individuals and Family Systems since 2003. I enjoy working with family systems, parent child relationships, behavioral issues, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Often times we can feel anxious or sad about some parts of our life and need someone to talk with about how we are feeling.

We believe you deserve specialized care. We work with adults feeling stuck in patterns that are no longer serving them. This often shows up as anxiety, worry, panic, depression, self-criticism, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma, indecisiveness, perinatal concerns, and major life stress.