How my journey began

 

it began with them

My life experiences have led me to where I am today including having my first child as a teen and putting myself through graduate school as  single mom. My childhood was difficult and I experienced trauma myself, but those hard times help me be more compassionate and empathetic with the children and families I serve.

I have found myself in therapy off and on my whole adult life and recently completed EMDR therapy, which was so good and life changing! I'm a huge fan of therapy, growth, and facing our hard to do better for our future generations.

I’m obsessed with…

🕯️ Bath and Body Works candles 
📚 Books and reading
🐈‍⬛ My cats and my grand-fur babies
♟️ Game night with my friends
🧋 Starbucks Refresher

A few more fun FAQs:

  • The Jar lavender lemonade, a nap, and a private chef.

  • I love being in nature, but only when it's warm and I love to wear hoodies, specifically the same coral hoodie daily.

  • My husband, my oldest daughter when I was younger and now all of my kids, and MY THERAPIST (bless her!)

  • 6 wing 7 for sure!

A Background in child welfare

 

I have 18 years of experience working with families in the child welfare system

from case management, to writing home studies, to running a foster care non-profit. 

 

I also have completed the trainings to be…

a TBRI Practitioner, MSOYW Practitioner and PPSW Practitioner. I am continually growing as a person, but also with my knowledge of the brain, trauma and attachment.

  • Degrees.

    Bachelors in Developmental Psychology and my MSW (masters in Social Work)

  • TBRI Competent.

    Completed week long training to be a Trust Based Relational Intervention Practitioner

  • MSOYW Practitioner.

    Complete week long training to be a Making Sense of Your Worth Practitioner

  • PPSW Trained.

    Completed 2 day training to be a Parenting for Positive Self Worth Practitioner

No family is perfect — we could all use a little help at different times. 

That might look like my in-home parent coaching, my trainings, or a one-time consultation.  Sometimes families find themselves in need of home studies to grow their families and I am happy to be able to help in this area as well.