As a Licensed Professional Counselor I take pride in helping others to achieve their desires of a happy and fulfilling life. I have over 20 years of experience working with parents, children, teenagers and families to improve relationships and create understanding while also addressing mental health issues and life styles. I believe in finding the core of common ground and help individuals and families build goals from there. Change is a scary place to be but it doesn’t have to be if we focus on one step at a time and celebrate each achievement along the way!I am also experienced in data collection, reporting, data administration, creating and reporting on county and regional, and state information for while measuring and monitoring outcomes and quality control for social services-human services organizations.I have served as County data committee co-chair, Regional Representative for Continuum of Care, Benchmark committee member for several homeless youth projects, and Michigan’s Campaign to End Homelessness - Planning, Implementation, Measurement, and Information Technology (PIMIT) Committee.Specialties: Person centered approach, customer relations, advocacy, meeting facilitation, file maintenance, case conferencing, trauma informed care, data processing, group and individual counseling, Cognitive-behavioral, Motivational interviewing, Creative therapy.