Hey There.
If you’re here, something in your life is shifting — or needs to.
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You may be leaving a relationship. Becoming a mother. Rebuilding after betrayal. Questioning patterns you’ve carried since childhood. Standing at a crossroads and realizing you don’t want to repeat the past.
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I specialize in working with women in transition — especially those who:
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Are breaking free from unhealthy or emotionally abusive relationships
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Are rebuilding after narcissistic, family, or religious abuse
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Are navigating divorce, single motherhood, or step-parenting
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Want to parent intentionally, to break old patterns for future generations
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Are ready to address long-standing fears or phobias
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Are re-framing identity in the fall of patriarchy
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Want deeper, healthier relationships — and the skills to build them
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Feel called to step into a stronger, more self-directed version of themselves
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My work is direct, collaborative, and grounded in both clinical training and deep respect for your lived experience.
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At Strength Counseling, therapy is not about labeling you or “fixing” you. It’s about helping you understand your patterns, regulate your nervous system, reclaim your voice, and make intentional choices about your next chapter.
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I believe every person has a well of strength within them — but accessing it requires clarity, courage, and support.
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If you are ready to do real work — not just talk about your problems, but actively reshape your life — you are in the right place.
The Strength Counseling Approach
I named my practice Strength Counseling because therapy should build on what’s already working — not just focus on what’s broken.
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We start by identifying your strengths, patterns, and resources. From there, we build intentionally.
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My style is collaborative and direct. I offer honest feedback with respect and clarity. Growth requires both support and truth.
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You are an active participant in this work. We’ll create a plan aligned with your goals, and you’ll always have input in the process. Therapy isn’t something that happens to you — it’s something we build together.
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If you use insurance, a diagnosis is required. Diagnoses are administrative tools, not identities. If one is necessary, we’ll discuss it openly and choose thoughtfully.
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Therapy works when you engage in it. My role is to guide and support you — the strength and change come from you.
About Me
I’m a licensed mental health counselor with more than 17 years of experience working with women, children, and families — particularly those recovering from abuse, controlling relationships, and trauma.
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I began my career in crisis intervention, supporting survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes. That work shaped my clinical foundation: calm under pressure, direct communication, and deep respect for the resilience of women and children.
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Over time, I expanded into trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), attachment work, Internal Family Systems (IFS), addiction and dual diagnosis recovery (focusing on healing family members of addicted persons), and parent-child relationship healing. I have also specialized in helping clients rebuild after narcissistic abuse, harmful religious environments, and chronically unhealthy family systems.
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My work now focuses primarily on women in transition — those leaving controlling relationships, healing childhood trauma, navigating motherhood, rebuilding identity, or stepping into a stronger version of themselves. You could say that I specialize in hope.
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My approach is grounded in evidence-based therapy, nervous system regulation, and attachment science. I also respect the role of meaning-making, intuition, and personal belief systems in healing. Therapy with me is thoughtful, collaborative, and direct.
Outside the Office
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I’m self-made. I'm a proud single mother and stepmom. I’ve rebuilt my own life more than once. I understand caregiving (of both children and elderly parents), grief, reinvention, and resilience not just professionally, but personally.
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I believe in science and in self-awareness. I believe therapists should have therapists. I value social responsibility, critical thinking, and the courage to grow.
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I’m creative, grounded, and human. I read too many books at once, love loud music, and stay balanced through movement and humor. I enjoy expressive dance, new challenges, and decorating cakes badly.
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Most importantly, I respect the strength it takes to walk into therapy. And even more, the strength it takes to challenge yourself to change and grow.
If you’re here, you’ve already taken a powerful step.