Outside of my work as a therapist, family is at the center of my life. I’m a proud mom of four adult children and a grateful grandmother to seven wonderful grandchildren. Some of my happiest moments are spent simply being with my family. I also enjoy sports and love cheering for the Utah Utes, the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. When I’m not working, you’ll often find me camping, spending time near the beach, or enjoying the outdoors. These experiences help keep me grounded and remind me how important connection, balance, and joy are in our lives.
Life can feel overwhelming at times. You may be experiencing anxiety, stress, grief, relationship challenges, or simply feeling stuck and unsure how to move forward. Not only adults, but also children and teens, big emotions and life changes can feel confusing and difficult to express. You don’t have to navigate these experiences alone.
I offer a compassionate and supportive space where both children, teens and adults can feel safe, heard, and understood. My goal is to build a genuine therapeutic relationship where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences without judgment. Together, we work at your pace to understand what you’re going through and to find meaningful ways to move toward healing and growth. I look at individuals from a strength based frame, and help the client recognize their strengths.
I use a variety of complementary approaches /modalities to help clients develop healthier ways of understanding themselves, strengthen relationships, and build skills for managing life’s challenges. I enjoy helping people work through anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, low self-esteem, life transitions, parenting challenges, and relationship struggles. When working with children, I incorporate developmentally appropriate methods that help them express feelings, build emotional skills, and feel supported.
I believe that growth often begins during difficult seasons. Our emotions can guide us toward what truly matters, and within each person are strengths that can help transform pain into resilience and positive change.
It is important to me that you feel respected, valued, and supported throughout the therapy process. Whether you are seeking support for yourself or for your child, I wou
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
UT LCSW 10493298-3501