The therapeutic process is a professional and caring relationship between clients and myself. I know it takes tremendous courage to seek professional help. The work I do provides a safe and non-judging environment for clients to collaboratively work through problems they are having. We start with where you are right now and work from there to help define and reach your goals.
I believe the goal of therapy is for individuals to gain insight, explore their possibilities, and to change their world. I believe all people have the capacity to live happy, balanced, and productive lives. Exploring your inner self, moving past your fear, being truly present, ending your distractions, and changing in the direction of health and wholeness, this is an exciting process!
I use a humanistic but intelligent eclectic mix of evidenced based clinical methods in treatment. These include integrative, emotionally focused, person-centered, rational emotive behavioral therapy, existential, mindfulness-based, and experiential therapy.
My job is to help you discover and stand in your own truth.
Education
I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 1995 and my Master of Education
degree in Counseling in 1997, each from Georgia Southern University.
Licensed Professional Counselor – Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist – National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists
Practitioner of Hypnotherapy – American Hypnosis Training Academy
Licensed Addiction Counselor – State of Louisiana-Office for Addictive Disorders- Addictive Disorders Regulatory Authority
Master Addiction Counselor – National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals
Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor – International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium
Clinically Certified Sexual Addictions Specialist – The American Academy of Certified Forensic Counselors
Certified Intervention Professional – Pennsylvania Certification Board
National Certified Counselor – National Board of Certified Counselors
Clinically Certified Forensic Counselor – American College of Certified Forensic Counselors Division of Counseling
DIPLOMATE of the Board with Specialties in:
Forensic Assessment and Evaluation
Criminal Offender Counseling
Youthful Offender Counseling
Mediation
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional – International Association of Trauma Professionals
Certified Clinical Supervisor – State of Louisiana-Office for Addictive Disorders-Addictive Disorders Regulatory Authority
Inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology and Chi Sigma Iota, the International Counseling and Academic Professional Honor Society.
