I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado. Prior to coming here I worked as a Licensed Psychological Associate in North Carolina.
Education and Training
I earned a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology in 2005, preceded by a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1997 from Appalachian State University.
I am trained in EMDR levels I & II through the EMDR Institute and have completed additional Advanced Level training.
Work Experience
I spent my first years in community mental health working as a Staff Psychologist at New River Behavioral Healthcare in western NC. I did a little bit of everything there including individual adult, child, and family therapy. I performed access and triage services, conducted intake assessments, cognitive and personality assessments, and treatment coordination. I worked as a school-based therapist, leader of a parenting group for parents of tweens, and assisted as a co-leader in both DBT and Intensive Outpatient Therapy groups.
I left the community mental health setting for private practice in 2009. Since then (other than a brief hiatus after moving to Colorado) I have provided individual and group therapy focused on the treatment of trauma, depression, anxiety, transitional, and phase-of-life issues. My area of specialist interest is in working with neurodivergent women (e.g., ADHD, HSP, high-masking autism) experiencing these issues. I have led grant-funded therapeutic groups for sexual abuse and assault survivors through the local domestic violence shelter as well as a DBT-informed skills group.
Teaching
I have years of experience teaching courses in Psychology as an Adjunct Instructor at Appalachian State University, Caldwell Community College, and Front Range Community College. These courses include Cognitive Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Social Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Child Development, Human Growth & Development, and Human Sexuality.