I have worked directly with people – youth, college students, young adults, and older adults – for over 30 years. In this time I have become more and more convinced that...

Everyone is on a journey. Everyone's journey involves BOTH beauty and brokenness.  

After graduating from Vanderbilt University in 1993 with a degree in English Literature, I joined the staff of an international faith-based organization. I worked with college students and young adults in university settings – first in Chapel Hill at The University of North Carolina and then back in Nashville at Vanderbilt. For the past 22 years, I have given leadership on local and regional levels – serving both as Vanderbilt Team Leader and also in regional roles including leadership development, new staff training, and staff care.

As I have engaged with people over the years, I have become increasingly intrigued by each person's story – how people grow and change. And how people get unstuck. So, I pursued growth and change myself. Eventually, I went back to school – earning a Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University.  I completed my degree after a practicum at Restore through the YMCA of Middle Tennessee. I am licensed as a Marital and Family Therapist in the state of Tennessee (TN license #1711).

I believe in the process. I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families and work with a variety of issues, including, but not limited to: 

• anxiety/depression

• relational difficulties

• core identity

• life transitions

• grief/loss

• codependency

• abuse

• boundaries

• women's issues

• trauma

As a certified PREPARE/ENRICH counselor, I also work with dating and engaged couples. 

In addition to growing my counseling practice, I enjoy being outside in any capacity – on a mountain, in a river, amongst the trees, in a tent, by a fire, or on a trail.