I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Registered Play Therapist (RPT), and Parenting Coach.

Specialties: I specialize in play therapy for children, 4 - 8 years of age, who are experiencing anxiety and stress, or need help with issues related to adoption, low self-esteem, communication, emotional regulation, and school/daycare challenges.

I also provide parent-child attachment-focused play therapy sessions and TBRI© education.

I offer in-person and virtual counseling for moms who are experiencing anxiety, caregiver/parenting stress and burnout, and need support managing life transitions, such as empty-nesting, and expanding their family through birth or adoption.

Approaches: My approach is based on the needs of my clients. I use Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFBT) and Mindfulness techniques in my work. In addition, when requested, I offer a nonjudgmental, Christian faith-based perspective, though my services are open to clients of any denomination or background. 

Experience: My career spans over three decades, and I have held a variety of roles, including foster care and adoption social worker and administrator, youth autism specialist for vocational rehabilitation, private practice, and parent coach/educator.

Trainings:

• FirstPlay® Infant Massage Storytelling Provider (Dr. Janet Courtney)

• Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)© Practitioner (Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, TCU)

• Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Provider (Dr. Eli Leibowitz, Yale, Child Study Center)

• Over 14 hours of clinical training from anxiety expert Lynn Lyons.  

• Level II Theraplay© training

• Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Training Certificate from Postpartum Support International 

I am in-network with Aetna, UnitedHealth, UMR, Cigna, and BCBS Texas.

I also offer virtual counseling for adult women in Texas.