
I love my job. I love watching clients have “aha” moments. I love celebrating clients' gains and watching their hard work pay off for them. I find it gratifying to "hold space" while someone does courageous EMDR work.
My professional focus is couples. I am certified in the Prepare-Enrich and Symbis assessments for couples. Some of the relationship issues I work with are dating readiness, effective dating, premarital counseling, abusive relationships, divorce, remarriage, and infidelity. I offer EMDR in a couples setting, which can be quite powerful. Couples therapy has a number of intricacies to it. I find them fascinating.
I regularly see individuals (ages 16 and up) as well. Clients commonly come to me with issues around dating, depression, anxiety, grief, loss, life transitions, trauma, and spirituality. I have experience with religious deconstruction and reconstruction. I offer EMDR therapy for the treatment of trauma and PTSD.
I believe in being both gentle and honest, empathetic and empowering. I draw from a variety of modalities, including motivational interviewing, existential therapy, emotion focused therapy, solution focused therapy, strengths-based therapy, ACT, and others. More important than any modality, I endeavor to bring my fullest presence to each session, and I consider it my responsibility to earn your trust. See my Welcome Letter if you’d like to know even more about how I practice therapy.
Contact me if you think we might be a good fit! I'd love to hear from you.
Education
Master of Social Work, University of Iowa
B.A. in Psychology, Grandview University
Accepted Insurance
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
United Healthcare
UMR
Medicaid: Amerigroup, Iowa Total Care
Private payment
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