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Services
Personalized Care and Advocacy
Child Therapy
I work with children of all ages to help with anxiety, trauma, attention, anger, behavioral, and adjustment issues. A strength of mine is meeting children where they are at emotionally and connecting with them in a way that makes them feel heard and supported. Just as I do with adults, I like to break down issues into smaller pieces and look for emotional trigger points. Then I create strategies to empower the child or eliminate the unwanted behaviors.
I have worked as a school counselor and am happy to work with schools and teachers to develop behavior plans or to work towards other solutions in the classroom.
Adult Therapy
My passion is to work with adults as it relates to family issues and dynamics. From becoming a new parent, adult children becoming caretakers for aging relatives, partner stress, to simply needing help managing work/life balance, I understand that life impacts family relationships, exposing fault lines at different life stages that can be worked through in therapy.Â
I have firsthand experience (4 times, actually!) with the stress of being a new parent. My personal experience makes me that much more impactful when working with new parents. I understand that even healthy deliveries can be traumatizing for new mothers. I am passionate about helping new moms process postpartum issues.
I support every type of family and family process – I love working with adoptive families, foster families, single-parent families, and blended families, in addition to traditional families.
IEP Advocate and Consulting
While working as an elementary school counselor, I learned a great deal about the Special Education process and eligibility rules and regulations as well as Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). The Special Education process is complicated, confusing and frustrating. I partner with families to help facilitate testing for Special Education, review current IEPs, or help guide parents through any part of this process. Having worked inside schools, I understand being combative with schools is not productive for the child. I work with parents and schools to advocate for the most supportive, inclusive, and productive environment for the child.  Small changes in a student’s plan or schedule can make huge differences in a student’s education. I work with parents to equip them with knowledge and skills they need to advocate for their child, I can also join meetings and work directly with the school as part of the child’s team, if desired.
EMDR
I am an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained therapist. Research shows that EMDR is effective for adults and children for reducing/eliminating negative feelings, thoughts, traumas and memories.