I offer faith-based guidance and a listening ear for whatever you’re facing. Here are some of the areas where I can support you:
Individuals & Couples
- Anxiety: If worry or unease feels heavy, I can help you find calm, clarity, and tools to lean on faith through the storm.
- Depression: When depression clouds your days, I’ll help you find light, offering tools and faith-based support to rediscover joy and take small steps forward.
- Premarital Counseling: Preparing for marriage is exciting but can feel big – I’ll walk with you to build a strong foundation for your future together.
- Marital Counseling: When marriage gets tough, I’m here to help you reconnect, communicate, and grow closer with grace and understanding.
- Pregnancy and postpartum: From expecting to new motherhood, I’m here to ease the overwhelm and help you thrive through this sacred time.
- Church transitions: Moving to or from a church can shake your sense of community. I’ll help you navigate this shift, strengthening your faith through this change.
Families & Parenting
- Working and parenting: Juggling a career and kids can pull you in all directions—I can help you find balance, confidence and moments of rest.
- Job changes: Career shifts can feel unsteady. I’ll guide you to embrace change with confidence, trusting God’s plan for your next chapter.
- Motherhood: The joys and struggles of raising kids can feel like a lot—let’s find ways to simplify and strengthen you in this calling.
- Homeschooling: Homeschooling can test your patience and energy; I’ll offer encouragement and ideas to make it work for you and your family.
- Family and relational conflict: When family ties or friendships feel like thorny ground, I’ll help you navigate conflict, rebuild trust, and find peace grounded in Christ’s love and understanding.
Older Adults & Aging
- Aging: Navigating the changes that come with growing older can be hard—let’s explore this with hope and practice steps forward.
- Adults with aging parents: Caring for aging parents can bring stress and big emotions; I’ll support you in balancing love, duty and your own well-being.
- Living with chronic or terminal illness: When your body feels like a challenge, I can help you find peace, adapt, and hold onto what matters most.
- Challenges with faith: Doubts or dry seasons in faith can feel isolating. I’ll support you in exploring questions and rediscovering God’s grace with hope.
- Grief: Loss brings deep pain, but you don’t have to face it alone. I’ll walk with you to process grief, sowing hope for healing with God’s comfort.
- Palliative care: Facing serious illness can feel like rocky soil. I’ll support you in finding peace, meaning, and spiritual strength during this tender season with care.
- Hospice care: In life’s final season, your heart deserves gentle care. I’ll help you and loved ones reflect, find calm, and embrace love, creating space for peace and connection reflecting on life.
Approaches I Use to Support You
I’ve been trained in several approaches that I draw from to meet you where you are, blending them with faith and compassion to fit what you want or need. Here’s a little about how I can support you:
- Finding peace with what’s hard: I can help you accept life’s challenges without fighting them, focusing instead on what matters most to you—like faith, family or purpose. (Inspired by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
- Healing family emotions: If family relationships feel tangled or painful, I’ll guide you to understand and mend those bonds with care and emotional clarity (Inspired by Emotion Focused Family Therapy)
- Focusing on what works: Sometimes you just need quick, practical steps forward—I can help you zero in on solutions that feel doable and hopeful (Inspired by Solution Focused Brief Therapy)
- Slowing down with mindfulness: When life feels chaotic, I can show you simple ways to pause, breathe, and find calm, rooted in the present moment and God’s peace (Inspired by Mindfulness)
- Strengthening family ties: If family struggles are part of your story, I’ll support you in navigating those relationships with care and understanding for everyone involved (Inspired by Family Based Treatment)
I don’t stick to just one way—I’ll pull from these ideas based on what feels right for you, always keeping our work grounded in care and faith.
If you want to talk more or have specific questions, please do not hesitate to reach out so we can discuss your goals for therapy.