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Individual & Couples

Counseling

Do any of these sound familiar?

  • I’m so stressed out . . . I’m more anxious than I should be, and feel like things are falling apart. I try so hard, but my worries won’t go away, and I’m exhausted from trying.

  • My marriage needs work . . . it’s not fulfilling, and no matter how hard I try, we are just repeating the same patterns over and over.  I hate how hard this is, and I’m not even sure I want to be married anymore.

  • I believe in God, or at least I used to . . . my faith used to mean everything to me, but I don’t feel like I belong at church anymore. The teaching of Jesus still resonate, but I’ve also been hurt deeply by some of the people who claim to follow him.

  • I want more from my life and career . . . I want to have meaningful hobbies and relationships, and find ways to enjoy my job a little bit more.

  • You already feel bad enough. You might not want to even go to counseling, because you don’t want to spend hours talking about your feelings, while someone judges you and tells you everything you are doing wrong in you life.

    Feelings are important of course, but even more so, you probably want someone who will listen without judging you, and help you figure out the next steps you can take in your life. Real, practical steps, that help you get more of the things you want in life: Less stress. Better relationships. A job you actually want to go to each day.

    Imagine living a life of meaning that doesn’t include hiding from opportunities due to insecurity, or using pornography and video games to cope with stress and loneliness. How great would it feel to actually look forward to getting out of bed each day because you love the life you get to go live? Let’s find out together.

  • Women dealing with too much stress. Struggling with anxiety, rocky relationships, wanting more from your daily life, and not willing to give up or to believe that this is really all life has to offer.

    You are already working so hard to take care of your kids, be a “good wife,” and live up to the expectations that everyone has of you.

    Working harder is not the answer. You already work too hard. You hate how sad, angry, or critical you have become, but you also know that you need more support, and don’t want to keep feeling this way.

    Imagine living a life without all that baggage, where you actually have the energy you want, a relationship that feels connected, and the confidence to know that you aren’t going to be stuck any longer.

    Today is the day to take the first step.

  • Do you have too much conflict in your relationship, and want more understanding and better connection?

    Couple’s counseling is for people who who want more than just “staying together for the kids.,” or because you were taught that “divorce should not be a option.”

    You love your kids like crazy, and you don’t actually want a divorce, but you also know that you hate how things are going right now, and that you want more for your relationship and your life.

    Your counselor is not here to judge you or “take sides” in the relationship. I am not going to blame you, or just focus on your faults.

    Instead of just talking about what is going wrong, how great would it be to focus more on what you want to see going right!

    This includes working to restore trust, build intimacy, and create great communication. 

    Or maybe you are in a newer relationship and want to prevent some of those issues altogether through premarital counseling and early marital skill building that help couples build a strong foundation from the very beginning.

    Whether you have been together for a few months or a few decades, you can begin making changes right now, and I am here to help.

  • Is your faith something that feels incredibly meaningful to you, and something you want to be sure is respected and honored in a counseling session?

    Or maybe you used to have faith that felt important, but now you aren’t so sure, or faith has become a chore, or something that has been used to hurt you, instead of something to express love and care.

    Maybe you still have faith, but you want it to be more dynamic and powerful, and not just that thing you do on Sundays.

    Or maybe you are just fed up with the suffering that you see in the world, and you have been hurt by other Christians who shamed you instead of loved you, and you are ready to deconstruct your faith or maybe have given it up altogether.

    Wherever you are at in your faith journey, I am here to listen and support you.

Who I Work With:

My Approach

Some people might have told you that you are "weak" or "lack faith" if you seek out a counselor . . . those people are wrong. We were created to live life boldly, not to hide in the shadows, or to try and just "tough it out" while you flounder through it alone.

Asking a professional counselor for support takes courage.

Don't work yourself into exhaustion or try to tough it out alone any longer. You are a person of incredible value and have so much to offer your family, your community, your church, your career, and the world. Allow me, as your counselor, to help you take the next step toward creating the life you truly want to live!

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