If you have made it this far, you are wanting to find some answers. Together, we can come up with a plan to help you come up with a solution. It’s time to contact me and make an appointment.
Parenting/Families:
In my past, I have worked with parents that need guidance on parenting, setting appropriate boundaries, and dealing with behaviors from their children that seem out of control. I have helped parents and their children come to a better understanding of each other. I have also helped families create behavior charts and family reorganization. If this sounds good to you, call me.
Children:
I have also worked with children to help them with their self-regulation, behavior modification, and their ability to communicate their needs. I have provided children with play therapy, art therapy, and talk therapy. We have also rephrased negative thinking into a more positive form, called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sometimes a child will polarize his or her thinking and not see the middle language. I can help with this.
Teens:
If you have teens, I can help with all the things listed above that have never been taught appropriately and tough behaviors that have now become more silent such as depression. Teens often carry a lot of anxiety; believing that they don’t have a lot of choices. I help them to be more communicative and express what they need appropriately, while helping them with their anxiety and depression. We work on journaling, cognitive behavioral therapy, talk therapy, and art therapy.
Adults:
You might be an adult that has experienced childhood trauma or struggle with the hustle and bustle of everyday life. You may struggle with some of the challenges and choices that you have made and feel trapped. I can help you. I have been trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Please refer to our page on EMDR. I, myself, have sought out EMDR for a traumatic work experience where I was emotionally abused. I was very angry, hurt and it was changing me for the worse. I can’t tell you how much happier I am after working through these issues with EMDR. My friends and family will attest to this and tell you that I came back. I thought I would harbor those feelings forever, but alas EMDR moved me out of these horrible feelings. I can do EMDR with all ages. I can also do EMDR intensives, if necessary.
College Planning Assistance:
Another service I can offer is working with high school students that need assistance with the college application process. We can walk through the process, college selection (what makes sense), go through the application, and then selection. I have worked as a school counselor for the past twenty years, so I can help in many ways with high school course guidance through college admissions. If you are in college and want to transfer, I can also help with this process.
If you made it this far, call me. There is so much more to me than a few paragraphs. I have a great gift to offer to help heal this world and don’t take my gift lightly. I will help you, your family with all the respect, love, and care that I have.
Here are just a few of the issues I can help with:
- Trauma
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Behavior modification
- School issues/bullying/apathy/college application help
- Grief and loss
- Relationship issues
- Self-esteem
Education:
Ball State University, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Indiana University, Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling
Licenses
Indiana School Counseling License
License Mental Health Counseling Associate
Active professional groups:
EMDRIA (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing International Association)
ICA (Indiana Counseling Association)