If you’re struggling with anxiety or depression, please consider reaching out for help. Painful experiences can leave you feeling stressed, sad, or overwhelmed— and sometimes you can’t shake off these feelings no matter how hard you try. With a little extra help, you can learn to quiet your racing thoughts, overcome your painful emotions, and begin to feel HAPPINESS and PEACE again.

I am native to southeast Louisiana. I adore Louisiana and I love my community. I enjoy hanging out with my husband and two sons, getting together with family and friends for coffee, and being active with church family.

Pneuma Counseling & Neurofeedback practices state-of-the-art approaches including Neurofeedback, EMDR, Lifespan Integration, & other brain-smart, trauma-informed therapies. We incorporate various curriculums and trauma-informed, brain-based therapies into treatment plans to help clients see significant changes not otherwise achieved. Schedules are typically pretty full due to the volume of inquiries for these modalities, but please click the "website" button to the left to fill out our "contact us" form to begin your healing journey.

ON-LINE COUNSELING AVAILABLE!! Is your life upside down or simply unsatisfactory? Are you having relationship problems? Or maybe you need to get a handle on your excessive substance abuse or drinking? While you can often feel better after a good talk with a family member or friend, for moderate or severe emotional distress, relief tends to be temporary. Talking with a trained therapist can help alleviate emotional distress much more efficiently and effectively. Having had over thirty-five years of experience I am able to listen and interact in a way that helps you quickly get to the root of your emotional distress and concerns.

I work with a wide variety of issues such as anxiety, depression, school-related issues, relationship issues and divorce. I have several years of experience working in a school setting with teenagers. I have also worked with the adult population. I use different techniques based on the needs of the client.

I enjoy working with couples who are in struggling with conflict, relationship challenges, finding intimacy, difficulties with communication, and help them find a renewed sense of hope and lasting commitment. I also work with adults who are going through difficult life transitions, and facing such issues as anxiety, depression, grief, loss, and trauma.

I have a Ph.D. in Counselor Education, am a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and have served as an adjunct professor in Counselor Education. I have also served as a mental health columnist in local publications. I have experience treating individuals with presenting concerns such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, relational discord, and personality disorders. I am extensively trained and certified in the use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I integrate complementary methodologies and techniques with my 20 years of experience to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client.

For me, yoga and psychotherapy both offer opportunities for healing. Traditional therapy works primarily through the mind. However, trauma, depression, anxiety, etc. are not only in the mind. The tools of yoga provide an avenue to address imbalances in the human system; body, physiology, mind, and emotions. Incorporating tools such as movement, breath, mindfulness, sound and meditation possibly can provide opportunities to reduce suffering, as well as enhance overall wellness. Most schools of psychotherapy only recently have begun recognizing the benefit of these tools which can work on deeper levels of the human system.

I became a therapist because I believe there is inherent strength and resiliency in every human being. We all encounter obstacles to overcome. Stress, anxiety, depression, & grief can leave us feeling drained. Through trust, understanding, and our therapeutic alliance we can work through problems together. I can help you to break free from unhealthily thought and behavioral patterns to live your best, most fulfilling life. Together we can clarify your purpose, enhance your coping skills and achieve your goals.

My approach to therapy is to keep the process straightforward so that my clients can experience positive change as quickly as possible. The use of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and meditative practice provides a solid foundation for clients to achieve personal growth. My goal is to help my clients realize their best self and develop the skills necessary to live a rich, full and meaningful life.

ONLINE COUNSELING AVAILABLE I want to help you figure out now that PEACE HAPPENS INSIDE OUT. Lets make RIGHT NOW the best it can be, regarding our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. We have the power within to stand up and push through the most adverse situations but occasionally lose our balance and fall down. My goal is to help you figure out how to learn from the past and hope, plan, and prepare for the future, but celebrate RIGHT NOW, the present, as a gift and get back up and continue the journey of life .

You are your own worst critic and you can't turn down that negative voice. You give so much to others: your spouse, children, parents, and friends..and you feel overlooked and drained. You're struggling and can't seem to find relief. You haven't felt like yourself in longer than you can remember. And it is all starting to feel like too much. Now...Imagine waking up full of energy and actually looking forward to your day. Imagine looking in the mirror and loving the person looking back. Imagine having fulfilling relationships--the best one with yourself! You are confident, strong, and happy. How can you make this happen?

It takes courage to ask for help, especially from someone you don't know. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and clinical pastoral counselor, I work with individuals, couples and families to resolve common human problems. I believe you will benefit from my clinical competence, experience and maturity gained from more than thirty years in practice, and will quickly realize I sincerely care about you. When you reach out to me, I will do my best to respond promptly, without your waiting too long for an appointment. Don't be surprised if I personally answer the phone.

In the midst of difficult times, there is hope! Now is the time for healing, peace, restoration, and freedom. Healing Waters Counseling offers both faith-based and traditional counseling to assist you to become the best you possible and meet your life-long goals. You have found the help you have been looking for. Take that first step forward now.

I have worked with hundreds of clients of all ages over the past thirty years, suffering with depression, anxiety, grief, PTSD, eating disorders (obesity and the use of bariatric surgery), relationship issues, and major life disappointments. Choosing an ideal therapist is knowing that person is passionate about your well being and will exhaust every avenue to that end. Together we understand you deeply and to validate your best and minimize unnecessary judgments, resulting in an expanded and more satisfying life.

Do you want to feel happier, at peace with yourself and your life, or just more able to effectively deal with life's difficulties? Have you been considering therapy for some time? Taking the first step can be tough. Know that from our first contact it is my aim to help you feel at ease, respected, and cared about. In private practice for almost 30 years, I bring experience working with people facing all kinds of obstacles. Big life transitions, divorce, trauma history, problems at home or at work, etc. can result in anxiety, mood decline, depression, and/or insomnia. Clients have shown me again and again that change is possible.

My goal in counseling is to understand my client's worldview and values in order to apply them toward meaningful, experiential treatment. I use an existential approach to pursue goals that are individually developed to meet the client's needs and definition of wellness. I believe that the individual has the power to develop and utilize skills to face the life issues within their grasp and to define, reframe, and live a fulfilling life with those issues beyond their grasp. I work with all ages and have experience treating a variety of emotional, behavioral, and diagnostic issues.

Change is not only possible, it is a law of nature. However, we also must not change just for the sake of change either, but rather deal with what we are facing head on and learn how to live with the pain that those things we cannot change often brings. You are currently in some kind of pain, and instead of succumbing to that pain, let me assist you in working through that pain and transferring that pain into passion, purpose and productivity. This life is yours and nobody else's, and you can learn to live the life you have imagined without fear. Are you ready for a new life? Ready for a life where you are master and captain?

"You do not find a happy life, you make it!" - Camilla Kimball. I began counseling to battle the common belief that we are powerless in controlling our thoughts and feelings. Individuals of any age can regain this power and make a change within their lives. You might wish to be less anxious in social situations or create more meaningful relationships. Maybe you are replaying awkward moments over and over whilst trying to fall asleep, wishing things were different. "If only I was ......, I would be ok?" I want to learn your story, without judgment.