Licensed Psychologist, CEO
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“My ultimate goal as a psychologist is to help people create and live the lives they want. My clients are resilient, courageous people—I try to assist them in finding and connecting to their own wisdom, values and goals. I am a “doing” therapist, so I help my clients not only talk about and gain insight into various issues, but do things differently to create the change they want.
I try to provide a non-judgmental, validating and compassionate space for my clients to do hard work. I emphasize improving overall wellness and health as I believe the different aspects of health (i.e., physical, mental health) are all connected. I also focus on mindfulness, as I believe awareness and presence are the foundation for change.
Sessions are interactive and may incorporate learning and applying skills, identifying and challenging erroneous beliefs/myths, identifying effective and ineffective patterns/behaviors, addressing emotions/grief/loss, psychoeducation, exposure procedures, identifying values and creating a plan to incorporate values into life, considering a dialectical perspective/finding a “middle path”, creating goals and a plan to achieve goals, exploring the role of acceptance, identifying and addressing barriers, active problem-solving and increasing self-compassion.”
Services Provided at MCP
Individual Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for PTSD
Prolonged Exposure Consultant for CTSA Certification
Consultation and Supervision
Areas of Clinical Interest
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD); Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Depression; Anxiety; Parenting Difficulties; Behavioral Issues; Abuse/Neglect/Trauma; Health Psychology; Mindfulness
Academic Training
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Metropolitan Community Mental Health Center (St. Paul, MN 2002-2003)
Internship: Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA 1999-2000)
Therapy Practicum: Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN 1998-1999)
Assessment Practicum: Gary L. Fischler and Associates/The Institute for Forensic Psychology (Minneapolis, MN 1997-1998)
Education
Psy.D., Minnesota School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University-Twin Cities (Bloomington, MN)
M.A., Minnesota School of Professional Psychology (Bloomington, MN)
B.A., Psychology, Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA)
Studied abroad, University Of Stockholm/Hamilton College Consortium (Stockholm, Sweden)
Professional/Academic Affiliations
Member: Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA)
Member: American Psychological Association (APA)
Academic Appointment: Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA 1999-2000)
Specialized Training
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Intensive Training, Behavioral Tech, LLC (2010)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Advanced Intensive Training, Behavioral Tech, LLC (2013)
Intensive Workshop in Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Center for Treatment and Study of Anxiety (2010)
Certified in Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) as a provider and consultant (2013)
Intensive Workshop in Exposure and Response Prevention (EX/RP) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Center for Treatment and Study of Anxiety (2007)