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Congratulations on making a great decision to help yourself. You are on your way to feeling better and I am here to support you.

You feel as though you are constantly under a microscope and everyone is judging. You're overly concerned with others' evaluation of you. You have been told not to be "so sensitive". It is almost impossible for you to be free from worry and just be in the moment. I can help you discover your strengths and embrace your true self. It helps to have someone outside your circle available to listen to your unique perspective. I want to help you explore ways to keep perfectionism and over-thinking from stealing your joy. Learn how becoming more self-compassionate calms your self-critic.

Here is a little bit of information about me.

After twenty years of working in technology sales, sales training and management positions for Fortune 500 companies, in Maryland and Florida, I left corporate life to become a licensed mental health counselor. I am now called to work with other therapists and helping professionals cope with burnout, compassion fatigue and other career related issues.

There are many styles and approaches to therapy. Choosing whom to share your thoughts, feelings, and experiences with is a very personal decision. When a client chooses to work with me, I value the connection we have and that connection serves as the basis for our collaboration.

My method is grounded in empathy and specified to your unique needs, preferences, and situations. My style is compassionate, collaborative, active and engaging. I infuse Mindful Self-Compassion and Positive Psychology into the work I do because when we trust ourselves to uncover strengths, we see they are the path to healing. No one gets out of childhood without a negative core belief that is causing trouble, leading to thoughts of “I don’t matter.” or “I am not good enough.” I offer EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) to help people resolve those negative core beliefs and take the past out of the present.

In addition to being a therapist and coach, I am a funny, compassionate, positive energy source – A wife, friend, sister, daughter, yogi and parent to my senior rescue hound, Gouda.

Education:


B.S. Communication and Psychology – Towson University, 1986


M.A. Mental Health Counseling – Florida Gulf Coast University, 2013


TRAINING, CREDENTIALS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL TIES

American Counseling Association (ACA)
Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA)
EMDRIA certified EMDR therapist