I am a professionally trained clinical mental health counselor who can help someone struggling with life’s challenges. I offer competent, kind, and genuine care to every client I encounter. My specialty involves empowering clients to identify and use their strengths and skills to overcome challenges and keep growing toward more fully realized versions of themselves – each one truly unique, special, and deserving of love and attention. I am trained in therapeutic techniques including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), trauma-informed care, existentialism, solution focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and use a positive, strengths-based, wellness-centered approach. I practice evidence-based, ethical, culturally humble mental health treatments in which the clients are regarded respectfully as the experts on their lives. I may ask clients “What happened to you?” and will listen to their response with my full and undivided attention to understand their perspective. I will gently challenge and question any distorted thinking, self-sabotage, or dissonance and support the client to heal from past harms, overcome challenges, and work through unresolved issues holding them back from becoming the person they most want to be. I can offer evidence-based skills and techniques known to boost resilience, ensure the client’s needs are met, and collaborate to help the client achieve their goals.