Collaborative Individual and Family Therapy - Opening on 12/01/2024

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who spent 20 years as an Elementary School teacher. It was my compassion for the kids who were struggling that lead me to become a Marriage and Family Therapist. I knew that if I wanted to help them create lasting changes I would need to work with the entire family system. Through this journey I found my work with families and individuals to be very rewarding. As someone with ADHD that lives in a world of ADHD, I enjoy developing new skills that I can share with clients to enhance their daily life. I will support you with impulse control, emotion regulation, planning and organization, working memory, cognitive flexibility, self-monitoring, task initiation, and task completion. I also provide ADHD assessments for adults and children. Wether in person or virtual I create a safe and welcoming space where you can feel supported as you work towards your health goals. Clients often tell me that they feel heard and understood. I utilize the many skills that I developed over my years as an educator to connect with kids and teens. I help them feel supported and understood and empower them to be an active participant in their growth. I believe that with the right support everyone can use their strengths to better manage their struggles. I pull from a variety of theories to support individual client growth. We all have different needs and It is my goal to understand yours and create an effective plan of action that makes sense for your life and therapeutic goals. We all have experienced defense mechanisms that seem impossible to control or change. Perhaps you have a part that pushes people away for fear of being abandoned, or a part that continually chooses unhealthy partners. I use IFS to help dig deeper and discover where these maladaptive behaviors came from. This same process puts you in charge of these protective behaviors, rather than them managing you. I work with couples, parents and family groups, to support healthy communication and increase positive interactions. I also work with individual family members on their own with the consent and acknowledgment of the other members. This promotes growth in all members of the system along with the entire system, creating a lasting change. Whether you are coming in as a family or an individual, I will do my very best to support you in your journey of growth. I will help you to feel supported, heard, and valued. I will provide you with specific tools that will help you manage the mental health symptoms that are impacting how you function in your daily life. I will also help you learn how to take control of the defense mechanisms that have been disrupting your life. Let's put you in charge of your mental health.