I believe that we are more than the sum of our parts or the labels placed upon us by ourselves or the world around us. I will meet you where you are and together we will travel the path you have chosen. Clients often find my approach, direct, realistic, resourceful, kind, accepting, and humorous. 

I earned my Master of Social Work degree from the University of South Carolina in 2002 and a BA in Psychology from Erskine College in 1997. Since 1997, I have worked in a variety of behavioral health settings, including disability services, mental health, hospice, home health, long-term care facilities, and domestic violence intervention with perpetrators. I have been an independently licensed clinical social worker since 2007 but opened my private practice in 2011. I am currently licensed in SC, OH, FL, and TX and charge $200 for an initial session and $150 per 53-minute session. 

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Though treatment is tailored to fit the client, I am most influenced by humanism and systems theory. While I am trained in and practice a wide variety of interventions, some of my favorites are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), brainspotting (BSP), somatic experiencing, narrative exposure therapy (NET), internal family systems (IFS), and hypnotherapy. I am an Academy Certified Social Worker and a Certified Hypnotherapist with a focus on relaxation-based pain relief (RBPR) and trauma treatment.  I currently maintain memberships in the National Association of Social Workers and the National Guild of Hypnotists.

 

In my free time, I enjoy learning new things, finding creative solutions, working on the family farm, and spending quality time with my family and alone.