I believe that people live experiential lives. How we shape and interpret our experiences affects how we adapt to adversity. The brain and nervous system are designed to adapt by creating protective measures. These inner elements are often disrupted by unresolved trauma, relationships, or behaviors, leaving us feeling disconnected, stuck, anxious, or depressed. We can adapt by creating negative thought patterns, having sleep disturbance, reactive emotions, or feelings of loneliness. Inherent within all of us is an ability to reconnect with our inner selves and gain awareness to our behaviors and coping mechanisms that are negatively impacting us.

My work is informed by my own experiences with trauma from twenty years spent in Marine Special Operations. Resolving my trauma has provided a unique perspective on our capacity to embrace adversity and change what does not serve us. My approach is to be an accountability partner with those that I work with through the therapeutic relationship. The therapeutic relationship is an effective means to explore the body’s adaptive behaviors, thinking patterns, or emotional responses. During this process, we will address aspects of intellectual, physical, emotional, and spiritual health to foster goals for thriving. Each person I work with is unique in their needs, and we will develop a plan together.

Everyone experiences adversity or struggle as part of the human condition. I support navigating your experiences with an unbiased and non-judgmental lens. I’m committed to working with people who are ready to explore their struggles and work towards change. My primary experience is with symptoms related to anxiety, depression, PTSD, and TBI’s. We can continue to adapt in new ways. We are all resilient and have a capacity to reconnect with ourselves and thrive. I’m actively working under Andy Lear’s MSW, LCSW, SEP clinical supervision as I work towards my MSW and licensure.