Life is a journey that can sometimes be filled with challenges, adversity, hardships, and heartache. Life’s challenges can test emotions, thoughts, strengths, and weaknesses. I hope to give you the tools needed to overcome the difficulties you may face throughout your journey. I strive to offer compassion, encouragement, empowerment, and support. I’m also a firm believer that building a trusting relationship in a safe environment is key to effective intervention.
Currently, I am licensed through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as a master level social worker (LMSW). I just finished my hours and supervision and am getting ready to take my test to become an LSCSW.
I have over 14 years of experience working in a variety of settings which include; Child Welfare, Head Start 0-5, Community Mental Health Centers, Dialysis, and Senior Behavioral Unit. I look forward to providing an array of services to individuals 18+, geriatric 65+, with an emphasis on depression, anxiety, trauma, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, adjustment issues, grief, interpersonal relationships, motivation/setting goals and major neurocognitive disorder.
I utilize a strength based perspective cognitive therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy/CBT, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy/DBT, Solution Focused Therapy, and Expressive therapy in my therapy practice.
Experience
14+ years of experience working in the mental health field.
- Child Welfare
- Head Start 0-5
- Community Mental Health Centers
- Dialysis
- Senior Behavioral Unit
Education
- Bachelor's in Social Work from Pittsburg State University
- Masters of Social Work from Wichita State University
Availability & Locations
- I am currently available in the late afternoon/evening for in person and teletherapy sessions during the weekdays at either the Riverside or East locations.
Clientele
- I work with individuals and couples.
- Teen Counseling ages 17+
- Adults 18+
- Geriatric 65+
Modalities
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
- Attachment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Expressive Therapy
- Solution Focus Therapy (SFBT)
- Strength Based Perspective Cognitive Therapy
Areas of Focus
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Blended Family Issues
- Boundaries
- Career Counseling
- Codependency
- Confidence
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Family Conflict
- Grief Counseling
- Hoarding
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Major Neurocognitive Disorder
- Men’s Issues
- Overeating or binge eating
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Postpartum
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideations
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women’s Issues