I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in WA and a Licensed Professional Counselor in MO. I graduated with distinction from Colorado Christian University with a graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I have worked in private practice, community mental health, and medical/clinical settings. My varied work experience has allowed me to successfully work with diverse populations and provide treatment for a wide range of mental illnesses and presenting challenges.
I believe there are four essential components to successful therapy. These include a patient who recognizes an area for potential change/growth, a patient who desires to successfully enact the identified change, a strong therapeutic relationship between patient and clinician built on trust, and hope within the patient that what they are doing will successfully bring the change they want. I seek to demystify and uncomplicate the therapeutic process. I prefer to avoid academic or clinical language, and patients often tell me they appreciate my "conversational" approach. I believe counseling is most effective when the parties choose to simply share information and relate to one another. Many of my patients have referred to sessions as feeling "less like I'm talking to a counselor and more like I am talking to a trusted friend." I have worked successfully with a diverse range of populations, including persons who are either new to counseling or failed to establish a quality relationship with previous therapists.
