I have always had a desire in my heart to help others, especially in times of crisis. I began working for a children's psychiatric facility in college. My passion for becoming a mental health clinician became more alive during this time, and I found myself becoming an advocate for those who could not always speak up for themselves. As time went on, I found myself lobbying for better access to mental health care and less stigma related to seeking treatment. I have been licensed as a therapist for 26 years. I specialize primarily in working with teens and adults experiencing trauma, PTSD, and related mood disorders. I am an EMDR certified therapist through EMDRIA. Individuals often experience unpleasant symptoms associated with traumatic life events that often lead to mental health disorders. Often times, many mood disorders and trauma-related symptoms are often linked in some way to traumatic life events, generational trauma, or hereditary factors. I offer the expertise to help you connect with your inner and external strengths to foster healing, resilience, and hope. Through the use of EMDR and other trauma informed therapies, I can help the brain process through painful experiences to change the way you view yourself, others, and the world. By reconceptualizing these painful life events the narrative changes becoming less emotionally overwhelming, and the healing begins