My practice:Working with family and couples: I was trained specifically in couples and family therapy. Working from a systemic view of change, I effort to help families and couples increase their communication, connection, and harmony within their relationships and their homes. We can become entrenched in unhealthy and unproductive patterns. I will help each family member develop awareness around their part in these patterns and develop new ways of being within the system thus rekindling a positivity and synchronicity in the family or couple. Working with drug and alcohol abuse or dependence: I have years of experience working with addiction issues. I work from a biopsychosocial model of addiction, helping the client develop understanding of the underlying aspects of their use and how their use could be maladaptive way to cope with uncomfortable feelings. Working with individuals: I have a passion for working with adolescents and young adults. The adolescent years can be difficult to navigate through and young adults have the struggle of individuating from their parents. I will guide adolescents and young adults through this difficult time—helping them develop more emotional awareness, coping skills, and realizing their individuality and resiliency.

Provide clinical supervision for counseling team and DCAP.

Provided family therapy for clients enrolled in the Family Integrated Treatment Court (FITC). FITC is a drug treatment court program, in which, parents who have an open case with DHHS are able to obtain drug and alcohol treatment for one year. The program is designed to assist parents in becoming healthy, effective, and sober parents.

Provided clinical assessment, psychotherapy, and support to children adults and families within the Longmont community.