I strive to provide a comfortable, confidential, and supportive environment where you can feel safe to heal, gain insight, and experience personal growth. Life and relationships with others can be challenging at times. The counseling relationship can serve as a helpful tool when navigating these challenges, providing you with a clearer understanding, appropriate coping skills, and plan moving forward.

Seeking help and counseling is a courageous act. My ideal client is one who is willing to take the leap and allow me to join alongside your journey of healing. I enjoy working with individuals who experience Veteran and/or military-related concerns, mood and anxiety disorders, adjustment concerns, substance abuse, relationship issues, family of origin concerns, men and women's issues, identity development, crisis intervention, self-esteem/insecurities, trauma, and most other reported stressors or adversity. I am also prior service military and have insight regarding this culture.

If you are coping with life's challenges and want to make meaningful, impactful change, there are many options available to you. Individual, marital, and family therapy are a few of the options that I specialize in. I have been a practicing clinician for twenty years and currently possess a Master's Degree in Social Work and am a West Virginia Licensed Certified Social Worker. I have an array of professional and life experiences that work synergistically to help me in assisting clients cope with various life situations and stressors.

Our counselors are experts in providing effective holistic counseling that helps women obtain overall balance and fulfillment in their lives. Our ability to recognize each person as an individual with positive qualities makes therapy enjoyable. Our spa-like environment assures each person can safely explore challenges while learning skills that will bring confidence and satisfaction to the mind, body and soul. Whether you are experiencing significant emotional pain or minor daily stressors, we are here for you and are confident that we can assist you in living a fulfilling and meaningful life!

Therapy is a joint effort of two people to make significant changes in a person's life. I am coming in to session as an expert on change and you are the expert on yourself and the ideal life you want to live. Together we will work to find out what changes you would like to make in your life, and most importantly, how to get you there.

Everyone has a story that they tell themselves-sometimes it can be helpful and sometimes it's not. Life can be challenging and cause us to question ourselves. You are not alone. I want to help you to see your strength within and build on it to help you reach your goals and potential. I enjoy helping children, adolescents, and adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting issues as well as dealing with everyday life stressors and challenges. I want to help you to make the changes you want in your life in a safe place.

As a solution-focused therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

Thank you for taking this step toward healing and growth. I hope the information below gives you a sense of who I am as a person and a psychologist, and what I envision therapy to be. What is therapy? Therapy is about connecting. Connecting with your therapist opens pathways to better relating with intersecting aspects of yourself which include but are not limited to thoughts, feelings, body sensations, values, personal and social identities, etc. The therapy progress is forever evolving as you continue to learn more about yourself, the contexts that you are living in, and how to better manage struggles and challenges in life.

Everyone has a story. I want to help each person live the story they prefer. I have a sincere desire to help people so they feel heard and understood. As a therapist, it is my goal to offer a multi-dimensional therapeutic approach that focuses on each client's strengths and personal goals to obtain a healthy balance in their life.

Christian Counseling Associates (CCA) provides individual, marriage, and family counseling. We serve Christians who want their faith integrated into the counseling process and those holding any beliefs or attitudes toward spirituality. Our counselors will help you identify the core issues that have caused your emotional and personal problems, and immediately develop strategies to resolve these issues. CCA is able to provide a full range of clinical services. Please visit our website at www.ccawv.com for a complete description of our faith based counseling services, locations, and counseling staff.

AT STILLWATER, WE PROVIDE COUNSELING, CONSULTING AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. It is our desire to restore, maintain and increase the health and wellbeing of individuals through evidence-based practice, integrating conventional, holistic and faith-based approaches. We strive to offer an approachable, contemplative and encouraging space; an environment supportive of the wellness and healing intrinsic to us all. Stillwater practitioners consider the intricacies of the emotional, cognitive, physical and spiritual self, all essential to the vitality of the whole person.

"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen" --Brene Brown. I realize that starting therapy can be a vulnerable and sometimes intimidating experience, which is why I work to create a safe space where you and I can work collaboratively to explore your concerns and help get you "unstuck". Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or sad? Do you need help in setting healthy boundaries or working through past traumas and experiences? I enjoy helping adults and adolescents process thoughts and life experiences to gain insight, make positive life changes, and improve mood.

**EMDR Therapist** I use a holistic and attachment perspective when helping people understand and cope with life’s difficulties. I offering proven evidence based therapeutic approaches to help people overcome feeling “stuck.” I have several years of experience working with trauma survivors. I also specialize in working with children and adolescents who present with challenging behaviors and trauma symptoms. I also have several years of experience working with individuals and their families on the autism spectrum.

Coping with life's challenges can feel overwhelming. I am someone who can help listen and guide you to achieve balance within yourself and your life. Whatever you are struggling with, you are not alone. As your therapist, I can help you to make positive changes in your daily life and bring hope to the future. It is my goal to bring the most supportive, nonjudgmental, and ethical practice in my work with you.

There are many challenges that our young population and adult population face. I want to hear your story and work alongside you to let your best self shine! My ideal client is someone who is motivated and willing to commit towards the path of internal growth. From grade school to adulthood, I am here with you every step of the way to navigate this thing called life. I enjoy working with individuals who experience school issues, anxiety, self esteem, depression, transition into adulthood, family issues, relationship/friendship issues, trauma, and careers.

I offer a safe and comfortable space where you can explore areas of your life that you want to improve, changes you want to make, and work on figuring out who you are and what you want to be. I believe in therapy as a partnership and I feel privileged to be a part of the journey towards whatever goals you may have. Life is complicated and can be painful at times. But you don't have to deal with it alone.

I provide a safe and compassionate atmosphere to support awareness and acceptance so that change can then happen. I focus on my client’s strengths to assist them in living a life worth living, and achieving the life they want. Our work together can target ineffective thinking and behavior patterns, painful emotions, and conflicted relationships. We can work on developing healthier coping strategies and ways of looking at ourselves and the world around us.

My ideal client is anyone who is brave enough to share a little of their story with me. It is very brave to be vulnerable with a stranger who has not rightfully earned your trust yet. I enjoy working with individuals who survive depression, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, substance use disorders, personality disorders, family issues, interpersonal relationship issues, womens issues, LGBTQ specific issues, marital problems, self-esteem/insecurities, life transitions and most other variations distress or adversity.

I utilize a cognitive behavioral approach to evaluate and treat a wide variety of clinical psychopathology and personality disorders. My interventions are solution focused and I commonly utilize empirically supported treatments to achieve noticeable change in a defined time frame. I believe everyone deserves to be assisted and supported to live to their full potential. I welcome veterans and military families. If you are looking for a convenient, professional atmosphere for achieving your mental wellness, call Mountaineer Psychological Services today!

I am a Supervising Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Columbia College and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from The Ohio State University. I am a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT500) with 500+ hours of classroom study and has been teaching in studios, schools, corporate businesses, gyms, prison, hospitals and private homes for 20 years. I am a Level II Certificate in Integrative Restoration Meditation, an adjunct evidenced based approach in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, addiction and insomnia. I have available sessions for immediate online scheduling!