About Us

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 20 years of clinical experience. My Bachelor’s degree was earned from Alma College where I was recognized as magna cum laude and graduated with honors in psychology. I went on to earn my graduate degree in Counseling from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. During my clinical training I completed over 4000 hours of supervised experience conducting psychotherapy and assessments within a community mental health agency. I hold a National Counselor Certification as well as being identified as a Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator and Certified Child Custody Evaluator.

I began my career in community mental health on an assertive community treatment team as a case manager working with adults and families that were chronically mentally ill gaining extensive experience with multiple disorders. There I learned that a collaborative approach with other health professionals such psychiatrists, case managers, primary care physicians, teachers, and parent’s etc. assist in achieving the highest level of mental health.

I have worked with children, adolescents and adults with various concerns and I am paneled and accept almost all insurance providers, to include Medicare. My range of expertise includes depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, intimate relationship conflicts, substance abuse, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and oppositional behavioral problems. I’ve been successful in managing the difficulties that can arise with blended families and single parent households.

It is found that a therapeutic alliance with a client is a necessity in healing and I establish that through warm acceptance and unconditional positive regard. I have a solution based approach to counseling in which active participation is encouraged. I provide information and assessments to establish a clear understanding of the problem, develop a collaborative treatment plan, and utilize or refer to the most effective scientific based therapeutic interventions. I have an aggressive approach to counseling that is Cognitive-Behavioral in nature, often educating on techniques that are encouraged to be work on outside the session.