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EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a highly researched psychotherapy method proven to help individuals recover from trauma and negative life experiences. EMDR has been shown to be effective in treating PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders. Unlike traditional therapies, EMDR works to heal the brain at its core, offering lasting relief rather than just addressing surface-level symptoms. It’s a powerful tool for deep, transformative healing. For more information, visit the resources section on EMDR.
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Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is a transformative approach that helps individuals understand and heal their inner emotional world. Based on the idea that we all have different "parts" within us—each with its own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors—I work with clients to identify and understand these parts. By creating compassion and awareness for these inner thoughts, emotions, and needs, we can heal past wounds, foster internal harmony, and move towards greater emotional balance and well-being. IFS empowers you to reconnect with your true self, find healing, and live more fully in alignment with your values and goals.
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Christian Counseling
Christian counseling integrates biblical principles with traditional therapeutic techniques to support emotional and spiritual healing. In a compassionate, faith-centered environment, I work with clients to explore life challenges through the lens of their Christian faith. Whether you're navigating personal struggles, relationships, or spiritual questions, Christian counseling helps you find guidance, hope, and strength by connecting with God’s wisdom and love. My goal is to help you heal, grow, and align your life with God’s purpose for you.
I provide counseling for religious trauma and/or abuse. I hold space for you to heal from the emotional and spiritual wounds caused by harmful religious experiences together, we work to untangle harmful beliefs, restore emotional well-being, and foster a healthy, authentic spiritual path that aligns with your values and personal growth. You are not alone in this journey, and healing is possible.
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The Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP)
The SSP is an evidence-based listening therapy developed by Dr. Stephen Porges designed to reduce sound sensitivities and improve auditory processing, behavioral state regulation, and social engagement behaviors through filtered music. As a practical application of Polyvagal Theory, the SSP acts as a non-invasive, acoustic vagal nerve stimulator, helping to re-tune the nervous system to better support connection, collaboration and resilience. The SSP involves listening to specially filtered music through headphones alongside a provider remotely. The SSP works alongside other therapeutic modalities, and can help individuals with trauma, anxiety and depression, sensory processing and other neurodevelopmental differences.
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OCD Treatment Using I-CBT
Break Free from OCD with Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT)
Discover a specialized, evidence-based approach to treating OCD that goes beyond traditional CBT. Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT) targets the root of obsessive thinking by addressing the faulty reasoning and doubts that drive compulsions—rather than focusing solely on behaviors.Whether you're struggling with intrusive thoughts, checking, contamination fears, or relationship OCD, I-CBT offers a structured path to clarity, confidence, and lasting relief. Our program helps you recognize and disengage from obsessive doubts by strengthening your trust in reality and intuitive reasoning.
Why Choose I-CBT?
Tailored for all OCD subtypes
Compassionate, non-exposure based method
Backed by research and clinical success
Learn practical tools to stop OCD at the source
Start your journey toward freedom from OCD—grounded in logic, supported by science.
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Gottman Level I & II and SYMBIS
My hope is for you to have a successful relationship now and in the future. Our practice offers pre-marital counseling using the Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS) assessment. Your counselor is a SYMBIS trained facilitator. The assessment and counseling sessions will help provide insight into your own personality as well as into your partners personality. You will learn how various traits and styles interact with each other. We will cover your current and future relationship dynamics. We will discuss many topics that tend to be a catalyst for conflict within a marriage and help you start your marriage off right.
Gottman Levels I and II training, an evidence-based approach that helps couples strengthen connection, improve communication, and build lasting relationships.
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Attachment Theory
Attachment Theory in Counseling
Attachment Theory helps us understand how early relationships shape our emotional bonds and behaviors in adulthood. In counseling, I use this framework to explore patterns of connection, helping you build healthier, more secure relationships by healing past wounds and developing greater self-awareness.Attachment Theory & IFS
By fostering a secure internal attachment and using reparenting techniques, we work together to nurture and care for wounded parts of yourself. This approach empowers you to develop a more compassionate, balanced relationship with yourself and others. -
Polyvagal Theory
Polyvagal-Informed Counseling
Grounded in the science of safety and connection, I integrate Polyvagal Theory to help clients understand their nervous system responses and gently shift from survival mode to a place of calm, regulation, and healing. By building awareness of how your body responds to stress, we can create a path toward emotional resilience and deeper self-compassion. -
And More..
I specialize in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR, as these approaches are particularly effective in helping clients achieve deep healing and lasting transformation. While I also incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) when needed, my primary focus is on using the techniques that best suit your unique needs and goals. I believe in adapting my approach to you, not the other way around, so that you feel truly supported in your journey.
CBT & DBT Informed Counseling
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thought patterns, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to build skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and mindfulness—empowering lasting change and emotional balance.Motivational Interviewing
A collaborative, client-centered approach that helps you explore ambivalence, strengthen your motivation, and move toward meaningful, lasting change—at your own pace and on your terms.

“Being the “best you can be” is really only possible when you are deeply connected to another. Splendid isolation is for planets, not people.”
-Sue Johnson