Welcome!

I am in my 21st year as a psychotherapist. In addition, I am in my 13th year teaching for the University of Phoenix where I have been nominated Faculty of The Year in 2022, 2021, and 2020. I am in my 20th year as a mental health consultant at Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Thelogy.

What to expect:

• Respect and Support - Most people find my straightforward approach helpful and solution-focused.
  
• Flexible scheduling- If you do not see your favorite time on my calendar, just reach out and let me know!
  
• Timely responses

• Expertise - I have seen the impossible happen in person after person - 20,000 client hours! I believe people can achieve incredible things despite impossible odds because I've been there when it happens.

• Communication Variety - I am available for phone, vidoe or LiveChat sessions.
  

Three questions I'm known to ask people in therapy:

1. If you had your financial life at 100% satisfaction, what would be left to do for you to be your ideal self?

2. Why? (no matter what people say, I tend to follow by asking, "why"?)

3. If when you awake in the morning, everything was changed for the better, what is the first thing you'd notice?

About 60% of my practice involves work with adult survivors of sexual trauma, addictions (drugs, alcohol, sex) and couples recovering from affairs. I also offer traditional general mental health counseling for depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, particularly post-hospitalization or adults who are noticing symptoms for the first time. Other services include pre-surgery psych evals and group therapy.

A few other notes about me
I authored a workbook for couples, Infidelity Recovery Workbook for Couples: Tools and Exercises to Rebuild Your Relationship that has ranked in the top 100 Dating Books on Amazon since it's release in 2021.

I am an in-demand workshop presenter and public speaker. I have delivered over 120 seminars over the last 21 years. Learn more here

• Stress, Anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coaching
• Mental Health Wellness Seminars

Also experienced in:
Abandonment , Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster , Forgiveness , Infidelity , Isolation/Loneliness , Life Purpose , Mood Disorders , Multicultural Concerns , Post-traumatic Stress , Prejudice and Discrimination 

Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 21 

Interns Licensed: 13

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