I am licensed in Pennsylvania (LPC) with 18+ years of professional work experience. Please see below this description for all credentialing details. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, & coping with life changes. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming circumstances that are defeating. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started! I look forward to guiding you to find solace during your challenging times.
-LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor with the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
-FT, Fellow in Thanatology with the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC)
-CH, Certified in Hypnotherapy from the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH)
-CCTP, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP)
-MS, Clinical and Counseling Psychology – Chestnut Hill College
-BS, Psychology – DeSales University
-Suicide bereavement trained clinician with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
-Member of ADEC’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee and Communications & Social Media Sub-committee
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues, Depression, Compassion fatigue, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Blended family issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, First responder issues, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
PA LPC PC010095