"I love my job! I am user-friendly in your difficult time. I specialize in clients experiencing trauma disorders and symptoms related to trauma, including substance use issues. I invest in the sacred trust relationship between client and therapist and provide a non-judgemental, caring, empathetic, safe place where I believe all my clients are capable of solving their own wellness issues by utilizing the tools and experience I bring to them to assist them in building their own solutions. I understand each client is doing the best they can with the tools they have and truly wants to improve their quality of life."

"My style is engaging and supportive. I will spend the first part of our session together getting to know you by asking you questions and listening actively. I believe in focusing on your strengths and building on them to help you navigate through your particular issues."

"Are you ready for change in your life? I work with clients to discover and release obstacles that stop us from living life from a centered, effective place. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or feeling overwhelmed by the demands of your life, I can help you to discover new ways to thrive."

"I am board certified in counseling, especially enjoy working with men and women misunderstandings, and their worries. I assist clients explore their life experiences, to notice how they have shaped/affected their responses to life challenges today. The therapy that I apply heals without re-traumatizing, and successfully helps clients overcome depression, anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, DID, or PTSD, including adult survivors of ACEs. After therapy, people find themselves spontaneously reacting to current stressors in more age-appropriate ways, utilizing their God-given inner strengths and core qualities such as self-assurance, calmness, clearness, audacity, creativity, compassion, and connectedness."

"For clients to seek therapy takes strength in recognizing something is not right. To be willing to look inside yourself and acknowledge you need to make some changes. I provide a safe place to talk about those changes, your concerns and goals. This is where you can verbalize those thoughts that worry or excite you. A place to problem solve, seek guidance or make those difficult decisions."

"Life can sometimes place so many obstacles you are not sure what to do or how to handle them. Then past issues get in the way of your ability to move on with things in your life and make it difficult to handle daily challenges. If you are interested in moving past your past and finding new ways of coping, then give me a call. I am a conscientious, caring therapist with over sixteen years of experience offering advice, support, rehabilitation, and non-judgmental guidance to clients who have experienced trauma and hardship. Serving children, adolescents, adults and seniors."

"Each individual that chooses to enter therapy has their own unique challenges, needs, wants, and goals. My objective as a counselor is to assist individuals and couples discover their own personal strengths, gain insight into their core values and beliefs and learn to develop healthy coping skills. I believe therapy is a collaborative journey and that with a relationship based on mutual honesty and respect clients can become empowered and overcome the obstacles and challenges that have impacted their functioning and happiness."

"I have worked with children, individuals, and families in community mental health in Longview, WA and then in Walla Walla, WA. I use an eclectic approach that takes into consideration each person's interests and personality. I can help with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or just simply helping to work through a difficult situation."

"I believe the path to healing starts with being heard. When I was in grad school, my wife asked me why I wanted to be a counselor. I responded "Sometimes I feel like the whole world is starved for attention, and they just need someone to listen to them.""

"If what you are doing with your life and relationships only results in a mess, you can learn to change all that to your satisfaction. I have the skills and experience to teach and support you in the process. The process involves learning who you are (how you feel, what your needs are), how to expose and change self beliefs that are misdirecting your life, how to put words to it all, and finally learn how to express yourself in a meaningful, constructive way to others. Clients tell me how much they appreciate their new self-understanding and relationship skills."

"My therapeutic method includes using a blend of the current proven treatment modalities including the Strengths Perspective, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in order to meet each clients needs as an individual and in order to empower clients to make changes in their lives. In the 20 years I have been in this field in Tri-Cities, Washington I have seen over 2000 children, adolescents, and adults having spent over 150,000 hours in psychotherapy sessions assisting clients in navigating through difficult situations resulting from divorce, relationship issues, sexual addiction, anger, depression, anxiety, and feelings of discontent."

"I enjoy working with adults, adolescents, families, employees and employers to evaluate and resolve emotional struggles and behavioral concerns. I help people to express their needs and develop resilience in the face of life's challenges. I work to reduce fear and promote confidence. I believe people are at their best when they feel connected to each other and are confident in their ability to solve problems through problem-solving conversation."