About
After decades in Colorado, my husband and I are excited to relocate to Knoxville, TN, in October 2025. In my free time, I enjoy walking my dogs, playing volleyball with my husband and friends, hiking to scenic hot springs, and exploring local festivals. Having met my husband just before turning 30, I empathize with the challenges of being single in your late 20s and navigating the often-frustrating world of online dating. Volleyball has been a lifelong passion, from my competitive youth to playing collegiately at the University of Northern Colorado, where I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Communication in 2010. Driven by my fascination with relationships, I pursued a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling, specializing in Couples and Family Therapy, from the same university in 2014.
After graduating, I worked within the In-Home Therapy setting, providing family therapy for adolescents and their families struggling with conflict, working to keep their children from being removed from the home, and reintegrating adolescents back into the home. This experience set the foundation for my systemic approach. Although working with families and adolescents was rewarding, I pivoted to adults and couples as I entered the Private Practice setting as I saw how our childhoods have impacted us. I wanted to find a way to support clients in healing, even if those in our family weren’t ready.
Being a constant pursuer of knowledge, I continued my journey by getting trained in Emotion Focused Couples Therapy. I believed in the power of EFCT so much that I engaged in additional training and supervision. I experienced EFCT transforming my work with couples and providing them with a new way of interacting with each other. As I addressed childhood wounds and improved the bond between couples, I realized something was missing. My clients were gaining deep insight and understanding of their triggers and how their childhoods impacted them, but at times, they were stuck in having the same responses to those triggers. Although very beneficial and cathartic, it wasn’t enough. After pursuing training in Accelerated Resolution Therapy, my clients’ progress amplified! My clients were truly Breaking Free. I’m honored to work alongside people as they gain emotional freedom, and I’m excited to start your journey with you!
Trainings
- Emotion Focused Couple Therapy Externship - November 2019
- Emotion Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills - Throughout 2020
- Supervision from Certified Emotion Focused Couples Therapist - 1.5 years
- Basic Accelerated Resolution Therapy Training - January 2022
- Advanced and Enhanced Accelerated Resolution Therapy Training - November 2024
Licenses
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #1628, State of Colorado
- Licensed Professional Counselor #13567, State of Colorado
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #2670, State of Tennessee