Chronic Illness Therapists in Fayetteville, AR

Your well-being is my top priority. Whether you're navigating through life's twists and turns or striving for personal growth, I am here to offer guidance and support as you work towards your goals. I am passionate about helping individuals work through and process depression, anxiety, interpersonal relationships, chronic illness, grief, as well as life transitions and stressors.

I am a licensed clinical therapist with experience working in a variety of settings and a range of issues, including depression and anxiety, grief, self esteem, life transitions, and chronic illness. My approach is non-judgmental, collaborative, and kind. My goal is to provide a supportive space for self exploration in order to help clients experience more meaningful and fulfilling lives. I focus on self-understanding, self-acceptance, authenticity, and resilience.

I am passionate about empowering individuals to recognize their own strengths, set goals, and work towards achieving their dreams. I love helping people make connections to have a greater understanding of their behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. Sometimes you might feel sad, misunderstood, frustrated, or overwhelmed. Other times, you might experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, grief, and significant life challenges. Whatever season of life you're in, you belong here! I use a holistic approach to overall healing, incorporating mind and body connections. I have experience working with individuals in all ages and stages.

You are not the problem, the Problem is the problem. While stress, conflict and even sadness are to be expected on occasion, they are not meant to be the ruling elements in your life. Many people respond to current situations based on past experience; positive or not. If you’ve experienced trauma (emotional, physical, sexual and/or racial) or chronic illness it tends to affect how you react to stress. It may cause you to be paralyzed, unable to complete a simple task. Do you desire a future where the past no longer rules today? A future where you are free to make the best choice for you giving you a contented and hopeful life?

People consider therapy for a variety of reasons & I'm here to help through NWA Therapy's team. My experience working in a hospice setting has helped me learn so much to support and counsel someone as they journey through grief and loss. My work in dialysis has informed me on strategies to help patients manage the emotional stress of chronic illness & medical concerns. Work in a psychiatric hospital exposed me to patients struggling with significant mental health problems. I want to partner with you as we work together through the struggles of life including depression, grief, loss, anxiety, stress, trauma, and life transitions.

I strive to provide a warm, respectful, comfortable environment for you to explore your life and areas of discontent. I believe people can benefit from therapy at any stage in life, things come up and often we need a sounding board to gain insight into our future goals or past experiences. When something is off in our lives, it is difficult to figure out how to move forward to achieve balance. My goal is to help you feel supported and empowered to make significant changes in your life and improve overall well being.

Please note I am NOT in-network with ANY insurance. I am licensed in Texas (for in-person and virtual appointments) and Arkansas (for virtual appointments only). We'd be a great fit if you: have an eating disorder/disordered eating and are ready to make progress with recovery, are looking to do EMDR to address trauma or negative life experiences or beliefs, or are a professional looking to find some work/life balance. I also love working with the LGBTQIA+ community and with those who have chronic illness/chronic pain.

My approach to counseling is holistic because of the relationships between our minds, emotions, physical bodies, and spirits. Stress and stress management involve all aspects of our being. New research shows the connection between chronic stress in childhood and chronic physical and emotional illness in adults, and mind-body approaches that can help with healing. I also specialize in working with LGBTQ clients and their families. I am challenged and inspired by the difficulties that LGBTQ people face as they embrace their identities. Always, I want to support my clients in becoming their best, most authentic selves.

My clients are some of the most resilient and amazing people I know. I love walking alongside them and feel so honored to get to do this work. I primarily work with people who have experienced trauma or neglect at some point in their lives. I love getting to help clients as they become more of themselves and learn to love themselves. Every person has what they need inside them already. We all just need help and safety on the journey to find our true selves.

I currently have a waitlist for new patients. I am pleased to be part of a practice that specializes in neurodivergence, something near and dear to my heart and own lived experience. I believe you as the patient are the expert on your own life and you are the true pilot of your treatment. Therapy to me is collaborating with you to help you find ways to enjoy life more and feel encouraged to make changes, even when change is often so intimidating.

I believe everyone has the ability to be free from their own misery and to be their true selves. My role as your therapist will be to facilitate change in areas you want to see improvement by providing a safe and friendly environment where you feel completely free to be you. The real raw version of yourself without the mask. I use a variety of validating approaches that empowers and motivates you in the therapeutic process.

Throughout my career, I have worked with clients walking through anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, and terminal illness and primarily work with women who deal with these issues. Through my time working in this profession, I have also been involved in ministry ranging in different capacities and have learned so much through my own walk with my community and the Lord. My heart and hope for this practice come from Isaiah 41, showing we all are in need, but God will provide, turning dust, despair, into beauty and life.

Starting therapy can feel overwhelming. For some, it may even seem scary to invite someone into your private world. You worry about being judged or losing control, and these concerns are completely valid. However, therapy provides a safe, judgment-free space for exploration. Together, we'll collaborate to prioritize support in your life.

Overwhelmed by anxiety, grief, or sadness? Have you experienced some recent changes (new baby, career, move, relationship) that have thrown you for a loop? Many people experience anxiety, depression, or grief, but some have difficultly trying to manage these feelings. If you are feeling stuck, let me help you explore how to make positive changes in your life by learning simple techniques and tools to help you find some inner peace and find joy in life again. You don’t have to figure it out on your own!

It takes courage to recognize there is a problem and ask for help; I am already proud of you for taking that first step and being vulnerable in it. It is normal to have issues and I would love to be able to help you with those. As a social worker, I strive to help the people who come to me for therapeutic services acknowledge and recognize their concerns, identify their emotions, and find their voice and verbalize their thoughts and feelings. So often people feel unimportant and unheard in their own lives and I work alongside my clients to help them gain control over the one thing they can- themselves.

Overwhelmed by life. Burnt out. A master of stuffing away emotions so that you can get through the day. You earned a gold star in making sure everyone else is happy, but don’t know how to protect your own happiness. Your internal voice has become your harshest critic. You need a break, but if you slow down for too long the memories and the inner critic become too overwhelming. So you keep moving and working and doing all the things just to keep the thoughts away.

I have been in private practice in Fayetteville, AR since 1989. My focus is on working with adults who are dealing with various life issues ranging from personal to professional relationships. I am very interested in looking at how family of origin issues as well as issues regarding past trauma, gender and racial identity, etc. impact your decisions and day to day life. Anxiety, depression and relationship issues are typical causes for calling my office.

Life can be extremely challenging at times and I believe that being heard and receiving empathy are powerful components of the healing process. My goal as a Licensed Certified Social Worker is to help clients explore life's challenges, increase self-awareness and promote behavioral change. I am passionate about providing a safe space for individuals to accomplish their therapeutic goals and strongly believe in a client-therapist relationship that is built on authenticity and trust. I enjoy working with clients who are facing life transitions, grief, anxiety and more.

Trauma does not discriminate and can negatively impact one's daily life. Has trauma impacted your life? Have you been looking for someone who understands and hears your struggles and is ready to help those struggles become a thing of the past? I hear you. I understand. I’m ready to help put those intrusive, self-blaming, and self-sabotaging thoughts behind you. I have over 5 years experience in treating severe, emotionally disturbed or serious mentally ill clients, ranging from the age of 6 up to adulthood. I am an advocate for minorities and cultures such as LGBTQIA and the disabled.