About
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and deeply attuned to others — often to the point of neglecting themselves. Therapy becomes a place to examine patterns that developed for good reasons but no longer serve you in the same way.
My work is steady, collaborative, and direct. We focus on what is real and workable, building clarity over time rather than forcing change before it has somewhere to land.
Clinical Approach
My work is shaped by relational and family systems thinking, including Bowen Family Systems Theory, along with experiential approaches that support deeper awareness and integration. This lens helps us understand how anxiety moves through relationships, how roles form, and how long-standing dynamics influence present-day decisions. Rather than isolating symptoms, we look at the larger system — internal and relational — that shapes them.
I take an integrative approach grounded in evidence-based practice. Mindfulness and body-based awareness are core elements of my work. Insight is important, but awareness also needs space to become something lived and practiced over time — in relationships, boundaries, communication, and everyday life.
Education and Credentials
I remain engaged in ongoing training, consultation, and integrative study to support work that is clinically grounded, relationally attuned, and ethically thoughtful.
Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), Iowa
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Illinois
Master of Social Work, University of Northern Iowa