I use a person-centered, multi-dimensional, trauma-informed, non-shaming, immediacy-guided approach to offer the best care for each individual client. I always consider the “whole-ness” of each person - their backgrounds, needs, and goals in addition to their biological, psychological, emotional, relational, and spiritual development in my care for and of them.

You can read in detail on my Services page what my specialties and modalities are.
Specialties:
Grief, Trauma, Identity, Anxiety
Modalities:
Somatic/Body-Based, Neuropsychology, Grief/Trauma Theory, StoryWork/Narrative

Yes!

Diversity: I welcome all body sizes, abilities, races, ethnicities, sexualities, genders, and spirituality practices. I have specific experience with each of these areas as well.

Confidentiality: What said in sessions is held as privileged and protected health information. I protect the privacy of all of my clients. The only times I have to break confidentiality is for reportable child abuse, imminent threats to self and others, and current gun laws require me to alert authorities if you own guns, don’t store them appropriately, and are a threat to mass safety.
*My Telehealth platform is HIPAA compliant and sessions are never recorded.

Boundaries: This is absolutely all about you and us working together towards your goals, desires, and wellness. In that, research shows that healing comes in healthy human connecting so I believe in the use of counselors’ (very) limited self-disclosure — parts of their stories that relate to, connect with, or offer learned insights/perspectives. It makes this work feel rich and collaborative through shared vulnerability and trust.
It is also important to note that being trauma-informed means that there are important ways to navigate trauma story and it doesn’t always mean that re-telling the trauma is required to heal from it.

I have a BS in Psychology, an MA in Counseling from Liberty*, an LPC awarded via the Center for Credentialing and Education and the Department of Regulatory Agencies of Colorado, a BCC awarded by the Center for Credentialing and Education and the Institute for Life Coach Training.

I have been in clinically supervised mental health practice since 2012.

LPC.0019520
BCC 4617

*While I was educated from a faith-based institution, life has taught me where I align and where I don't. You can be confident that the counseling you receive from me will never have religious bias or judgement as I will not perpetuate or participate in religious abuse.

This is a multi-layered question/answer…but the short answer is:

• Private pay - $120/hour session

• Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) - A rate determined by you, no questions asked, no proof of income required, no judgements.
  *NOTE: Limited spots for PWYC services.

• I want mental health care to be accessible, affordable, and sustainable without the requirement of having insurance.

Here’s a little more info regarding insurance and mental health care:

1. Insurance can make healthcare really accessible. While at the same time it can create some barriers of affordability and accessibility.

2. When billing insurance, a diagnosis of “medical necessity” is required. Some people do better with a diagnosis. Some people prefer not to go that route.

3. Insurance companies have some access to protected health information since they are the payers for services. Some people don’t mind that. Others would prefer to avoid it.

4. Insurance can make a way for someone to get the unique care they need. It can also require limitations and determinations that don’t allow care to be individualized.

5. And also, insurance isn’t available to everyone.

Services are provided via Telehealth using Doxy.me which is a HIPAA compliant virtual platform created specifically for medial and mental health professionals.

You will get a link to my virtual room once we schedule a consultation/session. All you need is to be in your own fully confidential space, have a device with a browser and stable internet connection, and not be driving.
*No app downloads required.

Not necessarily but let me explain:

As far as frequency goes, I find at the start of a counseling/coaching relationship, once a week is a pretty standard practice. At some point, depending on the client and what we’re working on, session frequency may change to every other week or monthly.

As for duration of therapy, there are seasons of counseling and there are seasons of not. We will work on a ‘counseling roadmap’ of sorts to maintain some loose structure and work toward a time when it feels right to end a season of counseling.
*You are always welcome back if a new season is needed!