It is my desire for Still Waters Counseling to be a place of unconditional acceptance in which individuals of all backgrounds can feel safe enough to give voice to their pain, and find freedom to move toward a different future.  I believe each person holds within themselves the power to change and the ability to heal, but sometimes we need a counselor to help us gain skills and insights about ourselves which allow us to make progress in our healing journey.  I endeavor to both support and challenge my clients to step out of the comfortable and into new possibilities.

My overall therapeutic philosophy is trauma-informed, meaning that I have a tendency to see many mental health symptoms as stemming from difficult past experiences the individual may have encountered.  I use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to reprocess past traumas such that the person can be free from the pain of those memories and able to move on toward becoming the person they dream of being.

Modalities/Therapeutic Tools Used:   Existential Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Strenghts-Based Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI).

Areas of Expertise:  Trauma treatment with EMDR

Disorders Treated:   PTSD,  Anxiety, Other Phobia, Panic Disorder, Bipolar, Mood Disorder,  Major Depression.