Teletherapy for North Carolina

I am an advocate for empowering secret-holders to let go of their burdens to create new freedom. Whether it's dealing with the shame of substance abuse issues, fear surrounding sexual identity concerns, underlying dread from childhood traumas, or ongoing guilt of "forgotten crimes" from the past. I offer a safe space to put your story to rest. Working together, we create a new story that gives you authenticity, community, and possibility.

Welcoming New Clients! Thank you for visiting my profile—I'm delighted you've taken this step towards your well-being. I'm here to offer a safe and nurturing space for you to work through what is holding you back. Together, we'll navigate away from obstacles and move toward fulfillment, exploring solutions tailored to your needs. This may involve challenging thought patterns, changing unhealthy habits, addressing relationship dynamics, embracing yourself, processing stressors and trauma, or honing your coping strategies.

Hello! I'm a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate and use my therapy gifts to provide sound counsel for those who are in need. I specialize in working with adults, couples, and teenagers to explore more about themselves. I use an integrated model of counseling that includes Interpersonal Processing, Evidence-Based Treatment, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy. I work with couples using the Gottman Method and have completed Levels 1-3. I also am a Certified Anxiety-Informed Professional via Evergreen Certification.

When describing my work as a therapist, I often say that therapy is the art of having awkward conversations. The things that come up during therapy sessions aren’t often broached around the dinner table or at social gatherings, so talking about them can feel overwhelmingly weird. No one wakes up in the morning and says, "Hmm. You know what I'd like to do today? Spend an hour talking to a stranger and tell them all my deep, dark secrets." Sometimes, though, life circumstances, interpersonal difficulties, and emotional troubles make these conversations necessary. This is where I come in.

Tweens, Adolescents, Adults, & Seniors are invited to explore relationship patterns that have contributed to psychological distress and gain awareness of how to positively contribute to interpersonal effectiveness, establish meaningful connections, and set appropriate boundaries. Self concept, unmet needs, and self defeating patterns are explored while establishing goals to reach your full potential. Healthy communication strategies and relationship principles are shared to promote prosocial engagement. Trauma focused, Jungian psychodynamic Theory & Community Resiliency Model Trained. Equine & Canine Assisted Service Provider.

Are you in the place in your life where you just feel done? You feel alone. Every relationship ends in disaster and heartbreak. Whether it is a romantic relationship or a friendship you just seem to pick the wrong people. You often feel disposable and rejected because all the people you want end up leaving you. You hear about people that have found their people and you wonder when will it be your day. When will you find the right relationships that bring you the quality relationships you dream of having. You feel too weak and paralyzed to try again only to find more heartbreak.

Now offering services to Residents of California and Florida. We live in a world where we are constantly being told we need to do more, we need to work harder, we are not enough just as we are. This mentality is causing us to push ourselves to the point of extreme stress, anxiety and burnout. What we really need is balance, peace and a clearer vision of who we are and what we personally need to thrive. This extends beyond ourselves into our relationships. I strive to create a safe space to explore and work through your challenges and find your way to better balance.

Over 20 years of working with individuals and couples, I have developed expertise working with a variety of issues, including: low mood, low motivation, anxiety, creative blocks, feeling "stuck" (in any area of life), relationship issues, work or career issues, anger management, addictions, compulsive behavior, and personal growth. My approach is client-centered and collaborative. Together we will work to clarify your goals, and develop a plan that will help you achieve them as quickly as possible. To help you actualize those goals I utilize a variety of modalities, including mindfulness therapy, interpersonal therapy and psychoeducational approaches.

I approach counseling with the belief that I encounter every client in the middle of a story. Within these stories, individuals are influenced by their relational contexts and histories––therefore, what they have been through is worth exploring. At the same time, I believe all are active agents in their present and future––I seek to empower clients toward change while fostering awareness of what has shaped them. In the context of safety, individuals are able to begin embracing agency and taking new risks which might otherwise feel inaccessible or overwhelming. Through these new risks, freedom and growth is possible.

To mindfully awaken is to become conscious in the here and now while integrating all of our experiences before this moment in time. This practice of living courageously, authentically, with non-judgmental awareness, while embracing our worthiness, helps us live a fuller life. Specializing in somatic psychotherapy with adults, my therapeutic approach draws from Somatic Experiencing, Attachment Theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, DBT-informed therapy, as well as the research of Brené Brown.

I am passionate about working with adults from all backgrounds, including creative minds, curious spirits, highly sensitive folks, and lifelong learners. I am LGBTQ+-affirming and committed to anti-racist work. I work with individuals wanting to address issues within their relationships, explore their past selves to better understand who they are and want to be, manage anxiety better in their day-to-day lives, and feel supported during major life transitions. Issues I find myself typically working with are related to attachment, anxiety, emotion regulation, interpersonal strategies, life transitions, stress, and self-esteem.

Do you want to discover not only how to help yourself for the here and now but build a foundation that can sustain you for a future? The goal is to help you learn how to help yourself by providing you tools and coping skills while processing the impact that life and others may have had on you. Do you struggle with feeling empty, unfulfilled, and lost? Maybe you are using substances to mask or cope with the emotional pain. Maybe shame, guilt, or grief is holding you back from feeling like yourself. Maybe life just feels too difficult or not worth it?

Life's daily pressures can often leave us feeling as though we are constantly treading water, struggling to stay afloat. Whether it's conflicts at home, stress, relationship issues, high anxiety, feeling sad or disconnected, or simply a desire to feel more fulfilled, it's never easy to navigate these challenges alone. Together, we will explore these issues within a comfortable and supportive environment. We will work together to find ways to handle the stress, anxiety, or other not-so-great feelings that are stopping you from enjoying life.

I am passionate about learning about and helping others, which was my purpose in pursing the mental health field. Since entering the field, I have worked with individuals of all ages dealing with significant mental and behavioral health concerns. I have focused on educating myself to be a trauma-informed clinical and to focus my areas of expertise for adolescents and adults dealing with issues including depression, anxiety, self-esteem, self-injurious behaviors and interpersonal difficulties. I offer teletherapy services for Florida clients due to being stationed in North Carolina as an Army spouse presently.

Mishaps, uncontrollable circumstances, relationships, personal experiences, all contribute to our development. At any age or stage in life, stunted growth and development may occur. Finding the courage and trust to explore our inner selves is never easy. Finding the right person to help you through your journey can be equally challenging. If unconditional, nonjudgemental support is what you seek to help with your unique life challenges, I bring my best to help you. My therapeutic practice provides a safe, compassionate, fully supported, experience.

Grief and loss are naturally occurring themes throughout our lives. As we live and love, we will lose and grieve. Grief happens not only with the death of a loved-one but also when passing through other life stages like break-ups and divorces, school or job changes, retirements, empty nesting, life-changing illnesses, and preparing for our own deaths. Ignored grief can look like depression, anxiety, anger, guilt, and interpersonal difficulties. I am dedicated to assisting people through these times and I enjoy working with individual adults of all ages, at all stages.

I specialize in the treatment of traumatic life experiences including early childhood and adolescent attachment issues that later interfere with adult interpersonal relationships. I promote physical health and wellness through both mind and body through the use of a number of traditional and innovative techniques. I will aid you to re-establish hope, passion, and resiliency in your life now and in the future. I encourage you to set attainable goals that will lead to enhanced self-esteem, value, and meaning in your life thereby permitting you to gain greater levels of satisfaction, happiness, and a sense of completeness.

I founded my practice to help women reclaim their power by finding their “inner voice” to communicate, become more vulnerable, and be more self-compassionate in their everyday lives. I am passionate about acknowledging client’s strengths as they overcome shame and guilt from past life experiences. In doing this, I strive to provide clients with a safe and non-judgmental environment to achieve their goals. I work primarily with millennial women and teens dealing with anxiety, self-esteem, and communication issues.

Are you feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, hopeless, or worried, and maybe you are struggling to cope with life's difficulties? If so, it would be my privilege to work with you! We will collaborate and form a treatment plan that works best for you, and work toward forming your best self. My areas of focus are anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, interpersonal difficulties, marital, and family issues. My background and training is in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy.