How my Journey began
That’s me, as a little baby First Lieutenant.
This was my official photo taken several days before completing Commissioned Officers Training in 2015.
I was in the United States Air Force for eight years and left as a Major before switching from Active Duty to the Air National Guard.
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During my service, I was the program manager for the Substance Abuse Program and the Family Advocacy Program, (at times, running both simultaneously).
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Through these experiences, I realized my passion lay in helping those who have suffered profound trauma within their experiences (whether from abusive relationships or through exposure to war in any capacity).
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I made it my professional goal to become a specialist in the treatment of trauma with the military, law enforcement, and first responders.
I am a trauma specialist
THAT FOCUSES ON MEETING INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY ARE. MY THERAPEUTIC APPROACH WILL ENSURE YOU ARE GETTING WHAT YOU NEED IN A SUPPORTIVE, FLEXIBLE AND REAL WAY
As a expert in my field, I use relational forms of therapy to identify and treat:
Complex traumas
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Anxiety
Depression
Sleep Related Disorders
and much more
I am trained in some of the most utilized evidenced based* trauma treatments including:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR)
Brainspotting
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Prolonged Exposure (PE)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide prevention (CBT-SP)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pain
(CBT-P)
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR).
*Evidenced Based treatments are therapy methods that have been researched and proven to be effective in getting results.
