My Philosophy

Stop trying to dig yourself out of a hole.

Failure is not the antithesis of success, it’s the path to it. Mental health issues or simply everyday demands can get in the way of the life we desire. Stress is defined as anything that depletes our resources, whether positive or negative events. Stress isn’t the problem, it’s how we view it, and respond to it. When this happens we often find ourselves stuck in a proverbial hole that despite our best efforts, we cannot dig out of. If you want to get out of the hole… you have to first put down the shovel.

You are not alone.

Although societal awareness has grown and continues to expand. The stigma of mental health issues lingers. Many individuals still fear being labeled for life with a "disorder” or rejected by others. Some individuals experience extreme emotional loneliness, but suffer in silence and don’t know where or how to connect with those around them. Others have come to identify with past diagnoses or painful experiences, inhibiting change. Maybe you have struggled finding a therapist in the past. Whatever brought you here, I want to help you find your tribe, and help them find you.

Begin the path towards a new perspective.

I offer individual/group counseling, and skills training for children/teens, adults, and parents for a variety of mental health needs.

Do you have a family history of mental health illness, and fear you are at risk? Are you a busy professional that needs to get ahead of major life changes? Have interpersonal conflicts or infidelity highjacked your relationships and life? Do you cope with substances to handle the stressors in your life? Finding yourself doing more worrying and working than living? Emotional outbursts keep getting the better of you during the interactions that matter most? Has anxiety kidnapped your life?

Whatever the reason you found this page, taking the first steps in therapy are difficult. You’ve already come this far! That shows motivation to face what brought you to this moment, here, right now. Strike while the iron is hot, and take the next steps into your life worth living!