I was ten when I first experienced the power of healing through connection, and what it felt like to be present with people experiencing the same. I didn’t know what it was then, I only knew how safe and joyful it felt. It was another eleven years before I would experience it again. I knew then I wanted to remain on that path, and to be part of helping others have this experience, too.

I’ve had my own winding road working through trauma, grief, and life’s challenges. I think it’s one reason people are drawn to working with me. I’m relatable, genuinely present, and authentic in my work. I believe the most effective therapists “do the work” themselves.

Furthering my journey I obtained national status through the NCTMB as a Licensed Clinical Massage Therapist. While I loved working in this mind body role I strongly desired to expand myself and my work as a healing practitioner. I obtained my Masters degree in Counseling with a minor in Deafness Rehab from NIU. Since 2000, I’ve held clinical and teaching roles working across clinical and community settings including behavioral health PHP/IOP hospital programs, chiropractic clinics and healing centers, and in the mental health line working with veterans at Hines VA. I’ve been in private practice since 2020.

I am passionate about relationships and cultivating healthy relationship dynamics. I love supporting couples/people in their pursuit to break through barriers, repair damage, and create meaningful intimate connection by exploring dynamics collaboratively to gain greater understanding, compassion, and communication within the self and partnership. I enjoy group dynamic work immensely. I understand both military and civilian cultures and enjoy supporting veterans in their healing recovery.

Some of my accomplishments include becoming a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Clinical Massage Therapist (LCMT), and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). Among 25+ years of continuing education, I am trained in Heart Centered Hypnotherapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) through EMDRIA. I am currently working toward becoming a Certified PBSP (Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor) therapist. I believe the most effective therapy synthesizes the body, mind, and spirit, fully integrating the self to support optimal health and well-being.

Where mind and body meet true healing begins.

Trauma and pain are not just stored in the mind—they live in the body. Unresolved experiences and unmet needs often linger as tension, pain, or patterns in the nervous system that talking alone cannot release or clear. This is why somatic therapy, or working with the body, is such a vital part of the healing process.  I bring a unique depth of understanding to how the body holds trauma and pain, and how to safely restore balance so clients can experience holistic and lasting healing from the inside out.