I am a fully licensed clinical professional counselor and co-founder of Empowered Pathways LLC. Empowered Pathways is a training and consulting company specializing in high-need topics like neurodiversity, mental health, emerging adulthood, and career development. I am a fully licensed counselor in Illinois and Missouri with a passion for education, training, advocacy, and trauma-informed clinical practice. have experience in rural community mental health, university counseling centers, and private practice settings. I am skilled in crisis intervention, mental health counseling, supervision, consultation, professional development, policy writing, and serving on multidisciplinary teams. I am devoted to improving access to quality mental health care and support, increasing understanding and awareness of neurodiversity, and creating trauma-informed environments to support the individual as a whole.