About Me
Education and Professional Memberships
I hold a Master's Degree in Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the state of North Carolina. I also graduated with a Bachelor's of Social Work (BSW) from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as a Levine Scholar.
I have completed additional clinical trainings, including the introductory training for Internal Family Systems Therapy, a five day intensive training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), EMDR Therapy Protocols for Early Intervention and Ongoing Traumatic Stress, the foundational training for TraumaPlay, and Level One of Theraplay Attachment-Based Play Therapy training.
I am an active member of the Association for Play Therapists (APT).
Outside the Office
I am a firm believer that delight heals us. For me, that means I take time to get to know and enjoy my clients. I believe in feeling deeply, lots of color and light, laughter, and chai tea (hot only, even in July). I have a passion for reaching across cultural lines to cultivate deep, soul level relationships that change us for the better. I also love painting and the kinesthetic, creative process, which I love to integrate into the counseling process.