Over thirteen years of clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, and private practice settings — delivering evidence-based care grounded in DBT, clinical hypnotherapy, and trauma-informed approaches.
Structured skills training in distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. Nationally certified DBTC specializing in the full four-module framework. DBT is an evidence-based treatment originally developed for borderline personality disorder that has proven effective across a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges. As a certified DBT specialist, I deliver the complete treatment model including individual therapy, group skills training, and between-session coaching.
NBCCH-certified hypnotherapist specializing in relaxation, anxiety reduction, smoking cessation, and positive outcome imagery. Harness the subconscious mind for lasting behavioral change. Clinical hypnotherapy is a powerful therapeutic tool that accesses the subconscious mind to create lasting change. Through guided relaxation and focused attention, clients can address deeply rooted patterns, reduce anxiety, overcome unwanted habits, and build a stronger mind-body-spirit connection.
Extensive experience treating PTSD and childhood trauma through evidence-based approaches. Biopsychosocial methodology that addresses root causes rather than merely managing symptoms. Every aspect of treatment is conducted through a trauma-informed lens, recognizing how adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events shape our emotional responses, relationships, and sense of self. Treatment creates safety first, then processes trauma at the client's pace using multiple modalities.
Specialized treatment for anxiety, depression, and mood disorders using CBT, mindfulness stress reduction, and integrative techniques. Practical skills for daily emotional regulation. Anxiety and mood disorders affect every dimension of life — relationships, work, sleep, and self-worth. Treatment combines cognitive-behavioral strategies with mindfulness-based stress reduction and somatic techniques to build a comprehensive toolkit for managing symptoms and reclaiming quality of life.
Clinical expertise in Borderline Personality Disorder and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI). DBT-based interventions that build distress tolerance and reduce harmful coping patterns. Working with BPD and self-injury requires specialized training, patience, and a non-judgmental therapeutic stance. Treatment focuses on understanding the function of harmful behaviors, building alternative coping strategies, and creating a life that feels worth living — the core goal of dialectical behavior therapy.
Culturally competent, inclusive therapeutic practice. A representative for cultural diversity providing affirming, safe clinical environments for the LGBTQIA+ community and diverse backgrounds. Every individual deserves a therapeutic space where their identity is not just accepted but affirmed. My practice is built on ongoing cultural competence training, an understanding of the unique stressors faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals, and a commitment to intersectional approaches that honor the full complexity of each client's experience.
A comprehensive, evidence-based treatment combining cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices. The four-module framework — distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and core mindfulness — provides clients with concrete skills to manage intense emotions, navigate difficult relationships, and build a life that feels meaningful and sustainable. Treatment includes individual therapy, group skills training, diary card tracking, and between-session phone coaching.
An integrative approach rooted in Jon Kabat-Zinn's mindfulness-based stress reduction program, adapted for clinical therapeutic settings. MSRT teaches clients to observe their thoughts and emotions without judgment, reducing the reactive patterns that drive anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. Through guided meditation, body scan techniques, and mindful movement, clients develop a sustainable daily practice that fundamentally shifts their relationship with stress.
As an NBCCH-certified clinical hypnotherapist, I use guided relaxation and focused attention to access the subconscious mind for deep, lasting behavioral change. Clinical hypnotherapy is not stage hypnosis — it is a research-supported therapeutic modality that helps clients reframe negative thought patterns, reduce anxiety at the neurological level, overcome addictive behaviors like smoking, improve sleep quality, and develop powerful positive outcome imagery that supports healing and growth.
A specialized hypnotherapy technique that guides clients to vividly imagine successful outcomes for specific situations — from managing a panic attack to navigating a difficult conversation. By rehearsing positive outcomes in a deeply relaxed state, the brain creates new neural pathways that make those outcomes more accessible in real-world situations. This technique is particularly effective for performance anxiety, phobias, anticipatory anxiety, and building confidence in recovery.
Private practice providing individual therapy, clinical hypnotherapy, and DBT skills training in a comfortable, confidential outpatient setting.
131 W Monroe Ave, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Inpatient and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) providing group DBT skills training, individual counseling, and crisis stabilization services.
4801 Weldon Spring Pkwy, St. Charles, MO 63304
Whether you're navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, or seeking personal growth, evidence-based treatment can help you move beyond surviving to living life to the fullest.
Licensed Professional Counselor with over thirteen years of clinical experience. Nationally certified in clinical hypnotherapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Committed to empowering individuals to move beyond surviving to living life to the fullest.