Qualifications & Experience

I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health with a clinical concentration and a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, both from Liberty University.

My Call to Christian Counseling

I wanted to work with people, create a safe place for them to be themselves, and be a help in a person’s journey to realizing their value and worth, experiencing true joy and peace along the way.

More About Me/On a Personal Note

I enjoy being outside, walking, hiking, gardening, and exploring new places. I love to cook, bake, craft, and host in a way that creates spaces for people to experience joyful moments and feel comfortable being themselves. I also enjoy spending time with family and friends and creating music with others.

Areas of Expertise/Specialties

• Anxiety
• Coaching
• Depression
• Grief and Loss
• Individual Counseling
• Online Counseling
• Personal Development
• Relationship Issues
• Spiritual Development
• Trauma

Anxiety

Anxiety can feel like an inescapable torture, often creating physical pain and a feeling of being trapped. Anxious thoughts and feelings, worries, fears, and panic can begin to take control of our ongoing thoughts and how we choose to act from them. With compassion and kindness, in our sessions we will investigate how anxiety shows up in your life, both mentally and physically, and learn how to take power back from it, gaining freedom and peace along the way.

Depression

If you’re facing depression, you may often feel incredibly isolated, hopeless, and purposeless. Depression is one of the most common mental health challenges in our current culture. You are not alone. Though this is true, it can still show up uniquely for each individual in mind and body. Throughout our sessions, we will seek to identify your experience with depression and, through skills and self-discovery, find a way toward new ways of thinking based on meaning and hope.

Grief and Loss

Grief and loss can be extremely complex and disillusioning, often leading to questions such as “Why?” and “How could it be?” that may not have answers. Every loss, no matter how “big” or “small” it might be, can significantly impact how we experience ourselves and the world around us. Grief has no timeline. Sometimes what is needed is just time to sit and experience the loss. At the pace that best meets you where you are, we will explore your loss and how it may be impacting you on a larger scale, as well as explore, with compassion, what it looks like to honor the loss and adjust to a world without it.

Personal Development

When we feel distant or unknown to ourselves, we can often become even more lost in the effects of mental health difficulties, therefore feeling more out of touch with everyday life and falling into the circular effects of the two. In our fast-paced culture, there can be a lot of pressure to act or be a certain way, losing ourselves and who God has made us uniquely to be. Through the discovery of values and strengths and by taking a look at the relationship with self as well as an honest reflection of various areas in life, we will work together toward a holistic alignment in order to live life as true as possible to yourself and who God has called you to be.

Trauma

Feeling unsafe in your own mind and body can be incredibly exhausting and discouraging. Trauma not only shows up in disordered thoughts and behaviors, but is also heavily stored in our bodies. Through compassionate curiosity, we will work to discover how past events have affected your mind and body’s current maladaptive functioning. In sessions, you will learn skills that will aid toward effective coping as well as gaining freedom from these past events to live a life of hope and looking forward to the future.

Sessions: I offer 53-minute sessions. Sessions can be held weekly or every other week. Scheduling options are discussed in greater detail during your Risk-Free Initial Session.

Availability (by office location):

• Bothell – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
• Online (WA Only) – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Fees: I offer a Risk-Free Initial Session for individuals looking to pursue counseling with me. Please note that there is a fee for the Risk-Free Initial Session as it is a clinical hour and reimbursable to most insurance companies, but if you choose not to reschedule and continue therapy after the initial session, the entire fee for the session will be waived. For ongoing treatment, the full fee per session is required at the time of service.

Insurance: As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA), some insurance companies will reimburse for a portion of my services (as an Out of Network Provider). Please consult with your insurance provider as to whether they specifically cover adult individuals.

Receipts/Statements: In the event you require a printed or digital receipt, I will provide receipts for personal use, insurance reimbursement, Flex Spending Accounts (FSA), and Health Savings Accounts (HSA).

Payment options: Cash, Check, or Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, & American Express). A fee of up to 4% per transaction may be added for credit card payments.