As a mental health therapist and social worker at Clarity Counseling and Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center, I provide individual, couples, and group psychotherapy to people with various mental health challenges related to trauma, stress, depression, anxiety, dissociation, and addiction. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorder (CBT-SUD), and Contingency Management Therapy (CMT) are a few of the evidence-based practices that I provide. I am proud to say that I became fully trained in EMDR therapy under the EMDR Institute which was founded by Dr. Francine Shapiro (the originator and developer of EMDR). After becoming trained in EMDR, I later received CBT-SUD training from The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. I am a licensed master social worker (LMSW) in the state of Alabama, and I received my Master of Social Work from The University of Alabama with a focus on adults and families. I also obtained a Master of Arts in Church Planting with an international concentration from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. I am passionate about investing in others, being culturally competent, and working with diverse populations. During my time while living in Central Asia and working with international students in the Tuscaloosa area, I've gained valuable cross-cultural skills and insights that I'm grateful to hold.On my own time, I serve as a founder and co-coordinator of The West Alabama Trauma Recovery Network which consists of EMDR therapists providing treatment free of charge to first responders and law enforcement. Additionally, I sit on the advisory board for the Alabama School for Alcohol and other Drugs Studies (ASADS).