After a career in small business consulting, I had deep feelings for doing something more meaningful to me and I was offered a job at a residential treatment center for addictions and loved it.
Treatments
Family TherapyHumanistic TherapyMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
About
After a career in small business consulting, I had deep feelings for doing something more meaningful to me and I was offered a job at a residential treatment center for addictions and loved it. I went on to work at psych hospitals, a nonprofit treatment center (mostly for indigent patients), and felt right at home so decided to get my counseling degree
Who are you are best positioned to serve?
Addictions, couples, adolescents, life transition, LGBTQ+ issues, vocational concerns, trauma.
What areas you feel are your biggest strengths?
Facilitating each person to become more aware and accepting of themselves and others; how to balance caring for self and others in relationship, expanding one’s conceptual framework, learning to be more compassionate with themselves and others.
What's your favorite part about being a therapist?
Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) from UT Southwesten
License, Certifications, & Awards
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC)
Trained Teacher in MBSR (mindfulness based stress reduction)
MSC (mindfulness based self compassion) through UC San Diego Medical school
Professional Organizations
Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (DSPP)
NAADAC (National Association for Addiction Professionals)
TAAP (Texas Association of Addiction Professionals)