I began my career in 2017, working in a well known inpatient facility here in Utah, helping high net worth clients with acute substance use disorders find their way towards context for their addiction. It was my background in journalism (my former career) that informed my approach to helping these clients get their stories out. Just by asking to next logical question, their timelines came to life in ways that brought "aha moments" to the light.
Alongside them, I experienced my own "aha moment". I returned to higher education, at the University of Utah where I interned at the YWCA/Family Justice Center of SLC, serving victims of domestic violence and their children in a case management capacity.
I also worked for the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, doing individual and group therapy with clients from varied socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, adolescents to senior citizens.
I have also held positions working with First Responders, as well as with high-risk adolescents and their families, both in inpatient settings.
I believe that this breadth, and depth, of experience has given me a unique perspective on the human condition and all that goes with it. You will laugh. You will likely cry. And I am okay with that. We will walk the path together. And it is my hope that once you have spoken your truth, that you will feel relief, and less alone than you ever have before.
