Being a Therapist found me later in life. My experiences in nursing school and working in the medical field helped me realize that I wanted to do more than heal people's bodies. I recognized that there was a connection between mental health and a person's desire to heal, or even live at times. When personal tragedy occurred in the form of losing my significant other in a motorcycle accident, it not only impacted me, but my family and our community. The challenges we faced encouraged me to go back to school so I could learn to help others dealing with similar challenges. I quickly learned there wasn't enough help or availability to mental health care, family support services, and direction that would assist families in healing from tragedies.

You may be saying, "I don't have trauma!", but trauma can impact our lives in many ways that are not always recognized as such. Fortunately, new breakthroughs in psychiatry and neuroscience are showing us the significant impact it can have over our mental, physical and emotional health. Evidence based treatment can transform the lives of those who suffer with PTSD and trauma. Whether you are unsure if you're experiencing trauma or not, I'd love to discuss options for taking the first steps towards a healthier life with reduced and managed symptoms.

I graduated from Florida State University in 2013 with a Masters in Social Work (MSW) with a Clinical emphasis. I completed my clinical internships with the Veterans Health Administration in Gainesville, Florida and with DISC youth services in Tallahassee, Florida.

I attended Western Kentucky University for my Bachelors degree. I earned my Bachelors of Interdisciplinary Studies in 2011 with majors in Psychology, Sociology, and Consumer and Family Sciences.

I attended the University of Kentucky in 2005 and Henderson Community College in 2006-2007 for my Associates Degree in nursing and received an Associates in Arts.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Tennessee with 15 years of professional work experience. I help clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflict, grief, trauma and abuse as well as other issues that contribute to mental health challenges. Much of my training and work experience has been with trauma informed, mindfulness, attachment and emotion regulation models. I am CAIP certified which means I maintain yearly trainings for anxiety-based methods and modalities like Cognitive Processing, Exposure Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Individual Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy and others.

I also have specialized experience working with clients who are on the Autism Spectrum and am a trained Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Early Denver Systems Model (EDSM), social and play therapy and interpersonal connections therapist for this population.

I have worked with Military and Veteran populations for ten years at the federal level, experience with LGBTQ clients and couples, have a muti-cultural background and expat experience, and work with many unique populations.