We all need a safe place.
Therapy can help.
I believe people are experts in their lives and so I meet them where they are, in the moment....
My Approach
That is why I offer a warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental environment for children, teens, adults, and families in which to safely explore life challenges, to heal, and to grow.
I draw from multiple treatment approaches including but not limited to Relational and Person-centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Dialectical Behavior (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and always through a trauma focused lens.
I bring seven years experience in counseling and over twenty years as an Advocate for children, teens, adults, and families exposed to and/or struggling with mental illness, substance abuse, and/or domestic and sexual violence in any stage of their healing.
Issues:
Low self-esteem
Depression
Anxiety
Trauma/PTSD/C-PTSD
Domestic Violence
Sexual Violence
Self harming
Suicidal thinking
Stress management
Grief and loss
Parenting and family Issues
Psychosis
About Me
For 24 years, I have worked in the intersecting worlds of mental health, early childhood and family systems, and domestic and sexual violence to improve the lives of children, teens, adults, and families exposed to and/or suffering from violence, mental illness, poverty, racism, and other ills of our unequal society.
An Army Brat growing up, I moved around the U.S. until my family returned to the South. There I received my bachelor's degree in Social Work, then graduate degree in Community Agency Counseling. I was a 2008 recipient of the Visionary Voice advocacy award from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and was selected as one of the “Women Who Make a Difference” in Memphis Woman magazine in 2011. Also In 2011, I moved to Vermont where I fell in love with its outdoor culture and way of life as a great place to live with my partner and raise our daughter, dogs, cats, and ducks.
In 2016, having worked for both government and nonprofit organizations in leadership for sixteen years, I returned to my roots, helping people heal, and it is there I continue to practice meaningful work to this day.
I have authored “Child Care and Education in Vermont", an article in Boston Federal Reserve Bank 2015 Winter Issue of Communities and Banking. I have also co-authored additional publications including: 2015 How Are Vermont’s Young Children & Families? Report; 2014 How Are Vermont’s Young Children? Report; and the 2010 article, “Child Well-Being as a Policy Development Framework,” in Big Ideas: Game-Changers for Children by First Focus, a nonpartisan advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.
What To Expect At Your First Visit
Our first session allows you the chance to get an idea about what it will be like
working together and also for you to understand your privacy rights,
our practice guidelines, and roles and responsibilities in our partnership.
So you know, I accept Blue Cross/Blue Shield, MVP, Cigna, United Healthcare, Aetna, and Medicaid insurance but I also accept cash, health savings accounts, and credit card payments.
My hourly rate is $120 but I offer a sliding scale based on income.
My office is at 206 Commerce Street, Hinesburg, Vermont.
