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Thank you for taking the time to navigate my page and consider therapy services with me. It’s my intention to give you a glimpse of my background, vision, and services, so you can make an informed decision about whether we might work well together on a journey of self discovery and healing.

I have a bachelors degree in Social Work from Millersville University in Pennsylvania, and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Maryland. In 2002 I obtained my LCSW,

It was not my early life goal to become a therapist, For a decade, my desire to be of service to others was achieved through the social work/social services field, and that path led me to connect with people from all walks of life, in many settings, with all age groups, experiencing varied challenges and needs including child welfare, hospital/home health social work including maternal and pediatrics, and 8 years as a Hospice social worker and bereavement counselor.

While counseling has been a consistent thread throughout my career, I began to focus more deeply into the field of psychotherapy as my life’s journey intersected with my professional practice while addressing my own trauma work, and I realized that trauma is more universally experienced than I had known, or been taught. In 2017, I began a deep dive into the field of trauma and recovery. I was trained in Trauma Focused TBC in 2018, and trained and certified in EMDR (2018-2023). While my sons were serving in the US military I also became aware of the high suicide rate of active duty and military veterans, as well as first responders, Through this awareness I started training and serving with Lancaster County’s Critical Incident Stress Management Team, with whom I continue to volunteer.

For the past 6 years I have been working exclusively in outpatient settings, serving people of Lancaster County, and now with the ability of teletherapy, clients throughout the state of Pennsylvania. In September 2024, I launched my private practice and work through several credentialing and billing platforms including Grow Therapy, Headway, and Sessions Health.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please reach out if you would like to talk more about the possibility of working together.