Professionally
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years professional social work and counseling experience, working with adults in both community mental health and private practice settings.
Growing up in the Midwest, I attended Saint Louis University and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work in 1999. I then went on to attend the University of Denver's Graduate School of Social Work where I earned a Master's Degree in Social Work in 2000. In 2002, I became licensed as a clinical social worker in the state of Colorado (License #992871).
My clinical experience has been primarily in the field of community mental health, serving adults with a wide variety of mental health concerns. I have extensive experience in individual and group psychotherapy, clinical case management and crisis management, as well as providing clinical trainings and supervision to graduate students and those working towards their clinical license.
I hold a strong passion for social justice, as well as helping people heal from a wide variety of traumas. My expertise lies in the following:
Specialized Training
For additional information about these therapeutic approaches, click here.
Personally
In my non-professional life, I am a wife and mother of two children. I enjoy spending my free time with family, friends, and my Australian cattle dog, and am happiest enjoying conversation over a home-cooked meal, sitting in the sunshine on the back deck, or skiing/hiking in the solitude of the mountains. I am an avid cook and lover of music and all things outdoors.
Professional Affiliations
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years professional social work and counseling experience, working with adults in both community mental health and private practice settings.
Growing up in the Midwest, I attended Saint Louis University and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work in 1999. I then went on to attend the University of Denver's Graduate School of Social Work where I earned a Master's Degree in Social Work in 2000. In 2002, I became licensed as a clinical social worker in the state of Colorado (License #992871).
My clinical experience has been primarily in the field of community mental health, serving adults with a wide variety of mental health concerns. I have extensive experience in individual and group psychotherapy, clinical case management and crisis management, as well as providing clinical trainings and supervision to graduate students and those working towards their clinical license.
I hold a strong passion for social justice, as well as helping people heal from a wide variety of traumas. My expertise lies in the following:
- Childhood and adult trauma
- Mood and anxiety disorders, including depression, panic and PTSD
- Emotional and/or behavioral dysregulation
- Chronic suicidality and/or self-harming behaviors
- Severe and persistent mental illness
- Grief and loss
- Adjustment to life transitions
Specialized Training
- Certified EMDR therapist (2016) through the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), with numerous advanced trainings focusing on complex PTSD and healing attachment and developmental wounds.
- 10-day DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) Intensive Training Program (2010) through Behavioral Tech. In addition, I have provided individual DBT and facilitated DBT Skills Group for adults for the approximately the past 15 years, provided continuing education and training in DBT to other mental health professionals and served as a DBT Consultation Team Lead for nearly two years for a local community mental health agency.
For additional information about these therapeutic approaches, click here.
Personally
In my non-professional life, I am a wife and mother of two children. I enjoy spending my free time with family, friends, and my Australian cattle dog, and am happiest enjoying conversation over a home-cooked meal, sitting in the sunshine on the back deck, or skiing/hiking in the solitude of the mountains. I am an avid cook and lover of music and all things outdoors.
Professional Affiliations
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)