I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and have been a licensed therapist since 2004. I'm honored to help people experience their lives more fully, cleared from the negative impact of the past. Often times when people come into therapy, there can be stuckness and a deep desire for change. I'm dedicated to helping you experience this change and live the life you deserve. We will target relieving current symptoms of distress; and we will work together to reveal the hope and peace that exists within your core. We all deserve to be the heroes of our lives, and I will help you discover your new narrative.

Background

I received my BA from UW-Madison, and MEd from DePaul University. After a number of years in clinical practice, heading the family program at a chemical dependency treatment center and facilitating family reunification in the child welfare setting, I received advanced training in Marriage and Family Therapy at the Adler School of Professional Psychology. This advanced training in couples therapy, and my continued education allow me to help partners understand their patterns with one another, heal the breaches of trust that may exist, and find peace individually and/or together. As a couples therapist, I help with the identification of inhibiting tendencies that prevent each member of a relationship from being fully available to their chosen other.

I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) through the EMDR institute (https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/). This highly effective treatment method has received worldwide recognition over the past 25 years. EMDR frees us from past experiences and environments that toxified our sense of self and/or the world around us, and opens us up to the beauty that abounds in our present.

I help clients find peace in their bodies and with their bodies. My graduate research centered on eating disorders; studying the associations between eating, and the struggle for identity; and it's roots in attachment. Through this work there is a shift from patterns of self-abuse, loathing and deprivation to forgiveness, acceptance, and self-care. Our goal is to return to, or perhaps for the first time experience, a liberated and full participation in life.

After ten years in private practice, I established our organization in order to reach a larger community. Our staff all practice from a similar appreciation for how to live the good life, and how to help bring healing and peace to others. Our clinical family is dedicated to helping the families in our community experience the peace and love they deserve.

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