I believe the kind of help on offer in therapy is one of fundamental change. As in The Wizard of Oz, each sets out on the quest so that they can receive what they lack, but they discover along the way that they have changed to truly become what they lacked. This sort of change is the special kind that I work to help people achieve.

It could also be said that this is not so much of a change as it is development: the growing up of a person, a growth that continues throughout all of life. In a sense, everything I do is about providing a relationship with appropriate conditions for the development of the person. Even issues such as emotional pain, addictions, and trauma are, when it is safe and the person is ready to do so, useful to the project, and end up being dealt with and made less painful as a byproduct of the development that occurs.

I have 4 years of experience in private practice, and 9 years between high schools and hospitals. My approach is collaborative, whole-person oriented, and attachment-based. I integrate Person-Centered therapy, Attachment therapy, CBT, and Internal Family Systems theory. My work is to be curious, non-judgmental, and caring. I embrace the complex and multifaceted nature of our problems and the work to be done, and I give special attention to improving relationships in and outside of the therapy room. Through an honest dialogue and a warm relationship, you may experience yourself in a new way, experiment with different ways of being, make decisions, and develop into who you are.

During therapy I'm focusing on and appreciating the other person as someone who is immensely deep and wise, who has an incredibly impactful story, whether they believe it or not. From a genuine, nonjudgmental place, I share my thoughts, feelings, and reactions: my experience of their experience. I will freely share information if I get the feeling that I know something that the client does not know that could be useful to them, but that is not the focus of my approach.  I have experience with a wide range of clients including those who are neurodivergent (e.g., ADHD, Autism), LGBTQIA+, Christian, spiritual, agnostic, atheist, immigrant,  or non-native English Speakers; and on issues that range from trauma, depression, anxiety, panic, phobias, addiction, OCD, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions or crises.

I am an artist who has taken a round-about path into my dual calling as a therapist. I have a background in religious services and ministry, songwriting, sound design, electrical installation/construction, martial arts, and comic book illustration. In all the work I've done, there is nothing that enriches or energizes me more than connecting with another person in the therapy room. I consider myself privileged and honored to be able to do this work. I earned a B.S. in Electronic Arts from MSU in 2009 and a Master's in School Counseling from Evangel University in 2011. I was a high school counselor for 8 years, and worked in crisis counseling and assessment in the hospital setting for a few years. From 2020 to 2022, I worked in private practice under the supervision of Keith Wilson of New Leaf Counseling, and, in May 2023, I officially began my private practice and moved my office into the Counseling Solutions of the Ozarks location on South Enterprise.