About Me
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the States of Idaho (LCPC-7497) and Colorado (LPC-17403). I have a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University and have been a counselor since 2016. I worked for six years for Catholic Charities of Idaho as a clinical counselor before transitioning into full-time private practice.
I am a mother of three adult daughters, a wife of 29 years, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. I am a convert to Catholicism and came into the Church at Easter Vigil in 1993 where I received baptism, first Holy Communion, and Confirmation. I have facilitated RCIA, led Catholic Women’s groups and activities as well as bible studies. I am pro-life and a core team member of the Rachel’s Vineyard Healing Weekend Retreat here in Idaho. I speak often on counseling topics on Morning Light on Salt and Light Radio and also at local parishes. I am the author of Mercy & Grace on the Camino de Santiago, which is a spiritual memoir of my pilgrimage in 2010.
I believe in the counseling process wholeheartedly because, in my own healing journey, I have had gifted counselors who accompanied me. I hope to pay that forward to people from every walk of life. I take very seriously my ethical obligation to understand and honor individual differences, including but not limited to experiences related to race, ethnicity, national origin, religious and spiritual beliefs, gender, sexuality, physical and mental abilities, size and appearance, and socioeconomic status.
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
1 Peter 4:8
I believe in the counseling process wholeheartedly because, in my own healing journey, I have had gifted counselors who accompanied me. I hope to pay that forward to people from every walk of life. I take very seriously my ethical obligation to understand and honor individual differences, including but not limited to experiences related to race, ethnicity, national origin, religious and spiritual beliefs, gender, sexuality, physical and mental abilities, size and appearance, and socioeconomic status.
Trainings Credentials and Associations
- Emotionally Focused Family therapy, Levels 1 and 2 (2021)
- Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy, Level 1 (2021)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy: Masterclass with George Faller (2020)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy, Core Skills Training, Four-Part Series (2018)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy, Attachment Injury Repair Program (AIRM) (2019)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy, Externship (2017)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Levels 1 & 2
- Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling – Walden University, 2016
- Bachelor of Science, in Business and Management – Redlands University, Redlands CA 2003
- Member, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (current)
- Member, Southwest Idaho Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy (current)
- Member, Idaho Mental Health Counseling Association (current)
- Member, Idaho Counseling Association (current)
My Specialties
Trauma
Couples Counseling
Couples Counseling
Young Adult Counseling
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