I love to work with individuals affected by various types of trauma. Trauma can encompass many things including: significant life-threatening events, complex or pervasive unhealthy relational dynamics, childhood abuse or neglect, unhealthy present day relationships, or difficult life adjustments. I believe through restoring dignity and internal hospitality, a person can move towards reconciliation with all parts of themselves. I consider entering another’s story to be a deep privilege and I’m passionate about engaging stories in both individual and group contexts. I find myself continually inspired by the unfolding redemption that occurs through the engagement of story.
I use a variety of techniques, but have found my clinical style to be most integrated with Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, and Dan Allender’s Narrative Focused Trauma Care/Story Work (NFTC). I provide individual online counseling to adults and have had a variety of treatment settings from clinical mental health to vocational ministry. I also have extensive advanced training in working with dissociation and complex trauma.