I have had the great honor of providing counseling and psychotherapy services as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the Greater Cincinnati communities for over 15 years. Mental health counseling is my third career after training and professional work in the arts as well as elementary and graduate-level teaching. I worked with clients in community mental health agency settings for 10 years and private practice for 10 years. I also trained masters-level counseling students for 10 years.
All of my professional and life experiences have deepened my compassion for others, my curiosity and my understanding for what ultimately supports growth in human beings.
My training as a mental health practitioner includes the following:
• 2+ years at the Gestalt Institute of Cincinnati.
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy, both as a group leader and individual counselor.
• 2+ years working in a National Institutes of Health-funded clinical study (working with college-age problem drinkers) with thorough training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing.
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) Certified Therapist
• 3 years leading Anger Management groups within a community mental health agency setting.
• 1 year as a children’s crisis stabilization therapist within a hospital setting.
• 1 year studying John and Julie Gottman’s approach to working with couples.
• 1 year studying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
• Currently working on trauma therapy certification.