I provide a nurturing and safe environment to work on a variety of Mental Health issues. I help get to the root of what is needed for change in your life. Together we process past trauma, look carefully at difficult patterns and behaviors, and/or learn how to make positive changes. I utilize brain-base strategies to promote long-term changes in the brain allowing clients to shift into healthier patterns of thought, improve relationships and overall wellbeing. I work with all ages and I draw on a variety of modalities to help you accomplish your (or your child’s) goals.  I am also providing Telehealth Services.

Prior to moving into Mental Health Clinical Counseling I worked as a Certified Hypnotherapist, a Nutrition Counselor and Consultant and served as a Local Agency WIC Director and Nutritionist. I have earned a Master of Arts Degree in Theology- with a minor in World Religions from the Bangor Theological Seminary. I have a Master of Science in Mental Health Clinical Counseling and I am licensed in the State of Maine (LCPC) and Certified Nationally to practice clinical counseling. I have raised four children and have resided in Auburn for more than 25 years.

Areas of Expertise Include:
Brain Based Strategies such as DBT, Relaxation Training, Mindfulness, as well as Play Therapy.

Disorders I treat:
Anxiety Disorders; Trauma- and Stressor- Related Disorders; Bipolar Disoders; Obsessive Complusive and Related Disorders, Depressive Disorders; Dissociative Disorders; Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders; Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Grief and Loss/ Bereavement, Divorce, Relationship Issues, Physical and Sexual Abuse and Neglect.

Modalities/Therapeutic Tools Used:
Telehealth Services, I draw on a variety of modalities including Psychodynamic Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Play Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, CBT, Rogerian, Person Centered Therapy, Gestalt, Stress Inoculation Training (SIT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness Based Interpersonal Neurobiology.