About Me

I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English from Brigham Young University over 23 years ago while expecting my first child. After pushing pause on my education to be a full-time mom, I made a huge career pivot in 2023, moving to Colorado to pursue my Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Colorado State University. I graduated in May 2025 (Go Rams!) after completing all coursework, practicum, and internship requirements. I became a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) in the state of Colorado in July 2025. This journey has been deeply rewarding—I’ve learned so much already and am excited to continue growing, both personally and professionally, as a therapist. 

 Over the years, I’ve been drawn to experiences and jobs that strengthened the innate desire within me to empower others to heal and thrive.  This has included working as a volunteer for a county Crisis line, as an educator on a school district behavior support team, as a paraprofessional in an Autism unit, and as a trauma-informed manager and caregiver for at-risk youth at a residential treatment center. Most recently, I completed my clinical internship at Pelletier Counseling, where I had the opportunity to support a diverse range of clients navigating complex trauma, challenging life transitions, and relational struggles. While still a work in progress, my developing proficiency to counsel others toward strength and authenticity is in my bones. This work lights me up!  

I am uniquely positioned to help clients navigate major life transitions, relational problems, divorce, parenting challenges, complicated grief and loss, addiction, disordered eating, religious trauma, self-abandonment, and overall feelings of being stuck. I’m a strong believer in the power of DBT and its practical, skills-based approach to building emotional regulation (the magical pause) and resilience. I’m also deeply interested in the neurobiology behind our protective responses—how our fight-or-flight system shapes behavior and how, with intention and support, we can rewire those patterns and beliefs. My work is informed by self-compassion therapy and the principles of Internal Family Systems, which embrace the idea that all parts of us are welcome and that healing grows through compassionate curiosity and connection with our inner world. I also draw on attachment theory to help clients understand how early relationships shape the ways we connect, set boundaries, and respond to conflict. Rooted in trauma-informed care, my approach centers on giving clients voice and choice in the process, reframing the question from “What’s wrong with me?” to “What happened to me?”—and ultimately, “What’s possible for me now?”