Mental Health Practitioner

“My approach in therapy is positive, person-centered and collaborative. I use a variety of modalities to tailor therapy to individual personalities and needs. I encourage clients to identify their strengths to foster long-term positive change. My specialties include anxiety, trauma, relationships and attachment disorders.”

Services Provided at MCP
Individual and Family psychotherapy
Children, Adolescents and Adults

Areas of Clinical Interest
Mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, abuse recovery, grief and loss, OCD, ADHD, eating disorders, anger management, attachment disorders, and relationship issues

Education

M.A. Counseling and Psychological Services.
Saint Mary’s University, Minneapolis

Family and Civil Mediation
Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN

B.A. American Studies
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Certificate of Healing Arts
Center for Wholeness, Edina, MN

Certificate of painting and drawing
Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

Practicum:
Individual and group counseling, outreach, art therapy
Dorothy Day Center/South Metro Human services

Specialized Training

DBT, CBT, Trauma-Informed Care Trainings/ South Metro Human Services

EX/RP Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD with Trace Lichner

Cornerhouse forensic interviewing (for victims of childhood sexual abuse)