Childhood trauma survivors need a provider who understands their unique struggles.
Trauma focused mental healthcare
It’s difficult to understand the experience of growing up with childhood abuse and neglect unless you’ve lived it.
Like many in this field, I powered through my education in order to gain a better understanding of what had happened to me, why I felt the way I did, what to do about my PTSD symptoms, and how to go from struggling to thriving.
Alongside my own therapeutic and healing journey, I have worked with childhood trauma survivors for over 10 years in a range of environments, including emergency child care in St. Louis, inpatient ED and addiction recovery, and community mental health.
I have extensively researched and trained in how to building trusting, safe relationships with individuals with complex trauma. I know first hand how difficult it is to trust others when your entire childhood has taught you that others are not to be trusted. Felt safety is my top priority in our first several sessions, whether in person or through telehealth. My expectation is not that you will resolve all your fear and feel safe in two sessions, but that we can work together to build safety in our relationship through authenticity, transparency, and collaboration.
There’s no blank slate therapy here.
I have a Masters of Art Therapy Counseling from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. I believe in creating safety in therapy and education through collaboration with my clients.
Utilizing modalities such as EMDR, theraplay, & sand tray, I help clients and their families can process and heal from childhood traumas. I specialize in whole-family approaches to healing trauma, including child/adolescent counseling, & parent coaching.
Creativity in healing.
Services & Rates
Individual therapy
Available via telehealth, individual therapy is offered for Ages 8-65. Utilizing traditional talk therapy and Art Therapy, individual therapy is goal-focused to address specific clinical issues, such as trauma, self harm, depression, and anxiety. Child and adolescent therapy includes active participation from caregivers. EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) may also be provided.
50 mins | $50-$175 | Get started
Parent Coaching
Available online, parent coaching is judgement free, confidential support to help you parent at your best even when things are at their worst. Parent coaching is offered in a trauma-informed manner, to provide support to parents who have children with trauma, and parents with their own childhood trauma.
50 mins | $75-$150 | Get started
Community/ corporation groups & training
Available in person or online, community groups & trainings can provide support to businesses and communities through burn out prevention, stress reduction, and trauma awareness training.
50 + minutes | cost varies | Get started
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Let me know which service you’re interested in.