As a clinical social worker I believe that individual, family, and community healing takes place not in solitiude but rather within the context of supportive and safe relationships.  I see my role as a

therapist as one such role that facilitates the ever-changing journey

of self-realization and mindful cultivation.  I have a Bachelor's Degree 

and Master's Degree in Social Work.  My training and experiences at

such places as Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence agencies, a local

County Mental Health Center, and two schools for children with social-emotional differences, while varied, have all instilled in me the importance of holistic healing that addresses mind, body, and spirit.   Below is a more in-depth description of my specializations...            

       Children who have experienced acute or chronic impacts to their development can often exhibit emotional, behavioral, cognitive and/or social differences. I utilize a number of different modalities including

play therapy, art, dyad/peer sessions, and/or family interventions to address where and how development was affected to ultimately increase a child's ability to think, relate, communicate and understand their internal world of thoughts and feelings. 

                                          Specialties Include:
                                   *Social-Emotional Differences
                                     (Autism/Asperger's Spectrum)
                                    *Attention/Regulation                                           

                                    * Divorce

                                    * Grief 

                                    * Trauma

                                    * Abuse