Therapy Approach

Utilizing a person-centered, trauma-informed, strengths-based approach, my work draws from attachment theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS).

Experience

Prior experience includes resettling evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and refugees from around the world, holding the hand of patients taking their last breath as a hospice social worker, and providing therapy to children in residential treatment. Serving with the National Health Service Corp, I delivered rural home-based therapy to children, adults and expecting mothers and served as the after-hours on-call crisis provider for the county. As a hospital social worker, I have assisted patients processing significant changes in their health, grieving loss and planning for the future.

I work with children with their parents, teens and adults. Special interests include parenting, attachment, grief, loss and religious transitions.

Education & Endorsements

Master of Social Work, University of Michigan

Bachelor of Social Work, Northern Michigan University

Endorsed Infant Mental Health Specialist with the Michigan Association of Infant Mental Health