Having worked in volunteer and professional capacities with children and families for more than 15 years and as a mother of two lively boys, I have found myself with a deep care for helping people find their own healing to stop cycles of toxic stress. Growth from this type of work supports healthy relationships, parenting, and wholehearted living. Though motivated by my training, I am more inspired by the healing I have personally experienced through my own work in therapy. Healing is possible, and I have been trained in modalities that excite me about the possibilities for healing for my clients. My model of counseling incorporates the client’s family system and the individual’s responsibility within it, as I do believe that most maladaptive behaviors originate with the family of origin. Additionally, core skills that will always be a big part of my model will be development of coping and regulation skills. With a great foundation of healthy coping and regulation skills, moving through trauma to healing becomes that much more possible. in Professional Counseling at Middle Tennessee State University, with dual concentrations in clinical mental health counseling and school counseling. Additionally, I am trained in Brainspotting. My clinical experience includes counseling women with a variety of mental health and college students, women experiencing substance addiction, and students in the public school setting who have experienced trauma. In what feels like a former life, I graduated from Belmont University with a degree in Public Relations and worked in fashion and lifestyle PR in New York City. I also worked professionally in ministry while living in New York, and since becoming a parent and relocating to East Nashville, I’ve multi-tasked dedicated work in the home, freelance work, and graduate school. I have been married to a touring musician for nine years and am a mom to two boys, ages 6 and 4. My favorite thing to do is explore interesting cities and landscapes, which leads us to fun new places local and afar. Thankfully, my husband and boys share that same sense of adventure!
