Licensed Professional Counselor, Christian Counselor

Works with Adults, Couples and Families

Specialty Issues: Depression, Anxiety, Sexual Abuse, PTSD, Women’s Issues, Marital Issues, Codependency, Theophostic Prayer Ministry

Suffolk/ Western Branch

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, 1990, United States Naval Academy
• Master of Arts Degree in Human Resource Management and Development, 1998, National-Louis University
• Master of Arts Degree in Professional Counseling, 2009, Liberty University

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• Professional Counselor in a private practice setting - 2 years

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)
• American Counseling Association (ACA)
• Green Cross Academy of Traumatology (GCAT)
• Compassion Fatigue Educator, GCAT, 2014
• Compassion Fatigue Therapist, GCAT, 2014

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• Field Traumatologist, GCAT, 2014
• Certified Traumatologist, GCAT, 2014

MILITARY SERVICE

• After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, she served as a Signals Intelligence/Intelligence officer in the United States Marine Corps. She retired from active duty at the rank of Major (O-4) after 20 years of honorable service.

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

• Active member of a Christian church in Portsmouth, VA
• Member of the Adult Choir

THERAPY ORIENTATION

• Training in therapeutic techniques for adults, adolescents, and children along with training to administer psychological assessments. She works with a population aged 5 and up in individual, couples, or family therapy. Using an eclectic approach, the counseling sessions are individualized focusing on the needs of the client and may incorporate a variety of approaches, to include but not limited to: Adlerian, behavioral,cognitive-behavioral, family systems, play, and solution focused. Her goal is to integrate spiritual principles within all of the therapy approaches and her professional identity.