When people experience traumatic life events, it is quite normal for life to unravel. My greatest calling is using the arts to help others heal. I use the integrative arts as tools in treatment which include art, music/sound, dance, movement, enactment/improvisation, storytelling/narrative, play, and imagination. These art-based interventions act as key strategies when addressing traumatic stress. I assist my clients, who include children, adults, and families, to find healthy self-perceptions and strengthen their relationships so they can appreciate themselves as peaceful, complete, whole, and safe.

I acknowledge that no single approach is the right one for every individual. Through many years of experience and training in a whole host of therapeutic modalities, I strive to meet you where you are at in your journey towards recovery.

My educational background includes an MA in Counseling from Heidelberg University and a BS in Art Therapy from BGSU. I also have an LSW and am currently in the process of adding a specialty certification in Trauma Informed Practices and Expressive Arts. I enjoy balancing my expressive arts private practice along with creating my own art, gardening, yoga and learning from this adventure called life daily!