Approved EMDRIA consultant – Licensed Clinical Social Worker
I am a trauma therapist and I specialize in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). I have been doing trauma work for over a decade.
The human condition is a never-ending, complicated puzzle. I became a therapist because I deeply enjoy helping people solve the puzzles of their own life and circumstances, and helping them reach a place of stability and satisfaction.
Treatment Approach
I focus on early attachment relationships and how those relationship dynamics continue to play out later in life. Are there patterns you developed with your parents or caregivers that were helpful and adaptive when you were a kid but no longer serve you as an adult? I also focus on sussing out unhelpful thought patterns that often come as a result of adverse events or trauma, and working to change them to become more helpful. I weave attachment themes and pieces of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into EMDR work.
I am non-directive in the therapy room, and I am not here to tell you what to do. It is my goal to help you look within yourself to find answers that make sense to you and where you are at in your life. Clients have reflected that I don’t sugarcoat things, and while I don’t mince words, I am genuinely invested in my clients and their progress. I approach treatment with warmth and kindness, because let’s face it–therapy is hard work any way you slice it.
Education & Credentials:
I graduated from the University of Denver in 2013 with a masters in social work (MSW) and a certificate in interpersonal trauma studies. I became interested in EMDR after observing a live EMDR session in a trauma studies class at DU. I knew then that that was something I wanted to do.
I completed my basic training in EMDR in 2018 and I am now an approved consultant with the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA). I use this model in my daily practice, and I have received advanced training related to depression, anxiety, phobias, attachment, and perinatal trauma (among others) within the EMDR framework.
- License #: CSW.09924726
- License State: CO
- Practicing Since: 2013
