BIO

My clinical experience spans Inpatient Hospitalization, College/University counseling, and a broad spectrum of Outpatient Services including medical settings, court-mandated treatment, and general outpatient private practice focused on psychotherapy, psychological testing, supervision, and administrative roles.

 

I approach psychotherapy with a broad lens; a comprehensive, Bio-Psycho-Social model. With intensive post-doctoral training in many models of psychotherapy, I am able to offer individualized care, tailored to meet the needs of each patient.  My work is often within the scope of relationship-based psychotherapy, specifically Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP).  I see psychotherapy as a collaborative, “working together” process that requires much courage. I believe when an authentic, structured, and trusting relationship develops between a patient and therapist, it can serve as a foundation, a primary ingredient for emotional healing.  A safe, attuned therapeutic relationship and environment can allow a patient to begin to feel less alone in their emotional pain and with that, the healing process can operate more freely.  This often moves patients to begin to see the strength, personal resource, resiliency, and goodness I see in them.  

 

I also provide Professional Consultation, Clinical Supervision, and Psychological Testing (for the purpose of diagnostic differentiation).  I am humbled by the extraordinarily skilled teachers, clinical supervisors, and mentors with which I have had the privilege to work throughout my career.  For this I am enormously grateful.  I am committed to uphold and pass on an exceptionally high quality of mental health care every patient deserves.

 

CREDENTIALS

• BA Psychology, College of St. Benedict

• BA Music, College of Saint Benedict

• Psy.D. Counseling Psychology, University of St. Thomas

• Pre-Doctoral Internship, Park Nicollet Clinics, Minneapolis

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Hamm Psychiatric Clinic, St. Paul

• Minnesota Psychological Association, Member

• American Psychological Association, Member

 

CLINICAL SPECIALIZATION

Depression, Anxiety, Bi-Polar Disorder, Grief/Loss, Adjustment/Life Transition, Infertility, Adoption, Traumatic Brain Injury, Aging, Chronic/Terminal Illness, Personality Disorders, Music Performance Anxiety, Academic/Test Anxiety, Vocational/Public Speaking Anxiety, Sport/Athletic Performance Anxiety, Adult Attention Deficit

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

• Individual, Couple, Family Psychotherapy (Ages 16 and older)

• Psychological Testing

• Professional Consultation

• Clinical Supervision