I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) currently and have been counseling since 2021, and have multiple years of working as a case manager and CBRS prior to starting this position. This gives me a wide array of knowledge of systems and community supports, as well as the clinical experience and training to supports clients in the best possible way. For training I regularly attend the Adlerian conferences and use many of the skills learned from these in my counseling. Primarily however my focus is often on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and solution focused therapies or choice theories in a counseling session. In essence looking for repeated patterns in life and identifying what choices a person may have that they might not have identified yet, to work on minimizing or eliminating cognitive dissonance a person may be experiencing. I have worked at Access Behavioral Health since 2017 in various positions.

My style of counseling is not designed to tell you what to do, but more to guide you to finding your answers since you are the true authority in life and know yourself better than I do for sure. I work to ensure I understand what you are saying, and to understand it from your viewpoint if possible. I strive to be very upfront, real, and honest with you as I possibly can be. Previously clients have stated they appreciate my direct, compassionate responses, and most would say I will talk to you if I see something is not making sense (at the very least to understand where you are coming from). I prefer to work with adults (18 and up), but I do take some younger clients most usually not younger than 14. My approach requires abstract thinking and problem-solving which is often not appropriate or the best choice for counseling for the younger population as much.