About Me
I meet a client where they are at in the moment. I take time learning from each client what brings them in for a session, most often a change is desired from yesterday in the present for a better tomorrow. Everyone’s lived experience is of value and something to build on and/or explore; thus identifying current strengths and aspects that might benefit from shoring up to more easily make the change/shift desired. In my own counseling experience, I sought better counselors when I needed a change, someone who “got me.” That is what brought me to the profession. I work with teens, adults, and elders, individuals, couples, and families. I am LGBTQIA2s+, kink/poly/alternative lifestyle, (GRSM (Gender, romantic and sexual minority) allied. I have worked as an LMFT-intern and LMFT here at Lifequest Behavioral Health Care since January 2020. Prior work includes 20 years in college disability services at University of Nevada, Reno.
Before coming to Reno, I worked for Texas Commission for the Blind as an Independent Living instructor and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. I incorporate techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Brief Solution Focused, Internal Family Systems, and Gottman Method (Level II certified).
Outside of work I enjoy spending time with family and friends cycling, swimming, camping, playing games (board, table-top RPGs, card, and video), going to movies or live performances, or reading fiction. Credentials Nevada LMFT 2024 Nevada LMFT-Intern 2019-2024 Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) Additional marriage and family counseling course work University of Nevada, Reno M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling/Psychology from UW- Madison B.S. in International Relations from UW- Madison B.S. in Political Science from UW- Madison