About


I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in evidence-based treatments for Anxiety and OCD-related disorders. I work collaboratively with child, adolescent, and adult clients to help reduce distress in order to live life the way YOU want to. As a Marriage and Family Therapist I view all people as a part of something bigger—like your relationships, friendships, and community. With this overarching framework we will work together using research-backed treatment models to address your unique challenges. You can expect a combination of the following treatment models, including:


  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

  • Comprehensive Behavioral Model (ComB)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

  • Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Thearpy (I-CBT/IBT)

  • Supporive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)

  • Mindfulness skills

  • Family (systemic) therapy


Professionally, I have dedicated the last several years to exclusively treating anxiety and OCD-related disorders, so I am very aware that this can be challenging work to take on. You can expect to walk out of therapy with new knowledge, skills, and tools help you achieve your goals. I take pride in my warm and open personality, and promise to bring heart, humor, and celebration into my therapy practice.


Personally, I love to spend time with my family (husband, toddler, and cockapoo) and friends. I enjoy trying new restaurants, going for walks, traveling, reading, and watching reality TV.


Education

  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Minnesota State University—Mankato with a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology in 2011

  • Graduated from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota with a Master’s of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2014

  • Earned independent licensure status (LMFT) from the Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy in 2017. My license number is 3156.

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Theparist (LMFT) from the South Dakota Department of Social Services. My license number is LMFT11559


Professional history:

  • Provided outpatient therapy

  • Ran an intensive outpatient program

  • Ran a partial hospitalization program

  • Ran a DBT therapy group

  • Worked in a pediatric medical clinic

  • Worked in elementary and middle schools as a School-Linked Therapist


Related training and areas of expertise:

  • Evidence-based trainings and consultation with experts in the fields of anxiety and OCD

  • Up-to-date training in providing tele-health services

  • A certificate to provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy— Insomnia (CBT-I)

  • Various cultural competency trainings, including Culturally Responsive Practice

  • Ethical trainings

  • Child and adolescent development

  • Trauma-focused treatments

  • Behavioral Activation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for depression

  • Advanced Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Training

  • Clinical Training in the Treatment of BFRBs from the TLC Foundation for BFRBs (bfrb.org)


Professional association memberships:

  • The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)

  • The TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors