I am a family and marriage counselor licensed in Texas with over 22 years of experience working as a psychotherapist. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including infidelity, anxiety, relationship and parenting problems, career challenges, depression, eating disorders . I also provided clinical services to survivors of rape, incest, domestic violence and child abuse. For 18 of the 22 years, I worked with the military and intimately understand issues related to a military lifestyle as both a clinical counselor and military retiree.
My counseling style is genuine and heartfelt. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I'm interested in helping you become more authentic and aligned with your goals for yourself, relationships and career. Sometimes I use a systemic approach to sort out your beliefs that may have been shaped by your family of origin, your relationships and/or social narratives. Depending on my client's needs and goals. I may use Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gestalt, Narrative and/or Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
If you're ready to experience a confidential relationship that is focused on helping you feel better, achieve a better understanding or yourself, your relationships and goals, then select me. Are you the kind of person that puts one toe in the water at a time or do you jump right in? Either way, I'm here for you, I've got you, so let's get started!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Post-traumatic stress, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy