Welcome to my practice!

I have been in the counseling field since 2010, and have worked with adults, children, adolescents, groups, couples, and families. I currently work with individual adult clients, couples, and provide group therapy for men and women recovering from divorce. 

I love helping clients through life transitions and difficulties such as relationship challenges, divorce, sexual concerns, menopause, midlife crisis, and retirement. I also enjoy working with first responders and the unique culture and challenges faced daily in  their work, and have done presentations on mental health for first responders.  I am also experienced at helping individuals recognize principles of abuse and control in settings such as religion, abusive relationships, and toxic work environments, and in how to combat these tactics and recover from them.

In addition to my direct experience with clients, I have supervised and mentored other therapists, managed a clinical counseling team, and worked in large corporate settings outside of the counseling field. I have served as a teaching assistant in multiple counseling and psychology courses at CSU, and have served in a number of leadership capacities. I also served as a patient care volunteer with Pathways Hospice. Additionally, I have delivered anti-bullying presentations to middle school students in summer programs at CSU, and I have delivered speeches on many different topics, including hypervigilance, grief, bullying, the importance of nutrition in mental health, and finding inspiration from adversity and divorce.

I have written and contributed to articles for several publications and websites, including “Counseling Today,” a publication of the American Counseling Association, the websites www.deepsoulfullove.com, www.insidehook.com , and Giddy – The Authority on Sexual Health (getmegiddy.com). I have been interviewed about my practice and approach by different individuals and organizations for podcasts and videos about topics such as divorce, bullying, child abuse, affair recovery, hypervigilance, seasonal affective disorder, and holiday grief.

I work to give back to the community in ways that speak to me personally. I am a regular (volunteer) presenter for Second Saturday Divorce Workshops for Women, presenting on the emotional and family aspects of divorce along with a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, an attorney, and a mortgage expert. I am a member of PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization), a charitable organization that supports women in education. I am a co-chair of the Program for Continuing Education committee and help women returning to college after a break apply for grants. (I was a recipient of this grant in 2013). I remain active in my continuing education by attending conferences and reading materials from organizations including CoAFCC (Colorado Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts) and NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence). I also support Project Self-Sufficiency and their vision to ensure that every low-income, single parent in Northern Colorado is self-sufficient.