LMFT, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
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KY license 105071
NC license 20851

About Me
My approach and style is unique and varied.
I do subscribe to several methodologies I have learned over the course of
over 15 years in practice to be the most effective and evidence based. They include:
Cognitive Behavioral
Emotionally Focused
Family Systems
Narrative
EMDR
Relational Therapies
Sex Therapies
I believe in the power of connected, emotionally intelligent communication to free you from stories and experiences that have kept you stuck.
Let's face it, at some point in our lives, we can all buy into false scripts handed to us in early development; learn defensive dances to protect; insulate against vulnerability; recycle old patterns; struggle to resolve conflict; self-medicate to escape; hold onto resentment; and get lost in our own shame or irrational beliefs. These are our bad habits and the pitfalls of our despair.
But, over the years, I have come to understand that none of these things are irreversible 'personality' flaws. In fact, they are just poor coping skills we commonly use when we don't have the right tools to make better, longer lasting changes.
In therapy, I will help you begin trusting your inner resources and building up your toolbox to include compassion, empathy, trust, mindfulness, healthy boundaries, and a rooted sense of self. These are the tools that become necessary to rescript and re-member our lives. And these are exactly the things I will focus on guiding you to acquire, practice, and implement in everyday life. I am skilled at:
• Seeing the big picture
• Contextualizing the problem
• Unpacking what keeps you feeling stuck
• Walking with you as you shed old skin
• Challenging new growth with valid and reliable methods
• Empowering you to be your best self

Professional Background
Education
EMDR Trained Therapist, EMDR Consultants (2017)
Certified Sex Therapist, AASECT (2015)
MA, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (2003)
BA, The College of Wooster (1997)
Clinical Experience
I began my clinical work during my LMFT Masters program, seeing dozens of clients on a sliding scale. I started my private practice in 2003.
Specialities
• Relationships • Mood • Loss • Stress • Self -Esteem • EMDR Trauma • Sexuality
• Desire Discrepancy • Sexual Pain • Sexual Healing • Couples • Sexual Disorders
• Issues in the Lifestyle • Conflict • Conflict Avoidance • Communication • Depression
• Anxiety • Compulsive Behaviors • Major Life Transitions • OCD • Mood Disorders
• Sex & Religion • Pre-Marital Counseling • Life Coaching • Marital Conflict • Divorce
• Low Desire • Health & Wellness • Erectile Dysfunction • Libido • Vaginsmus • PTSD
• Rape • Polyamory • LGBTQ • Sex & Aging • Menopause • Infertility • Kink
• Solo Sexuality • Professional Consultation
Memberships
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
Licence Number and State
105071 Kentucky
20851 North Carolina