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I specialize in helping adults navigate challenges related to depression, anxiety, and life transitions. My therapeutic approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques to support clients in building coping skills, emotional balance, and self-awareness. I am known for my empathetic nature, active listening skills, and patient approach, creating a safe and supportive environment where clients can feel heard and understood. I believe in meeting clients where they are and working collaboratively toward meaningful and lasting change. To accommodate busy schedules, I offer flexible appointment times, including evenings and weekends.

What truly sets me apart is my calm, compassionate, and nonjudgmental approach. I believe in meeting every individual exactly where they are, creating a safe and affirming space for open, honest communication. Together, we’ll build a collaborative relationship where goals, preferences, and values guide every step of your care. I am committed to providing stigma-free care; including those navigating challenges related to neurodivergence, substance use, trauma, identity or difficult past experiences. Everyone deserves to be seen, heard, and respected without fear of shame or judgment.

I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist rooted in the North Houston area. I bring a warm, steady, and emotionally attuned presence to the work. My background includes years of specialized training in couples therapy, attachment dynamics, and betrayal recovery, and I focus on helping individuals understand one another, communicate more clearly, and build healthier, more connected relationships.

Alongside my couples work, I support older adults and geriatric clients as they navigate life transitions, cognitive and emotional changes, and the unique relational challenges that come with aging. I also work extensively with individuals dealing with anxiety and depression, offering practical tools, emotional clarity, and a grounded therapeutic space where they can slow down, feel understood, and move toward meaningful change.

My style is direct, collaborative, and deeply human—centered on insight, accountability, and genuine connection.

Credentials & Background

• LMFT – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
• NCC – National Certified Counselor
• Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in couples and families
• Graduate of Sam Houston State University
• 27 years married, raising two children, bringing lived relational experience into the work

I believe that healing and growth happen within a trusting therapeutic relationship. Clients often describe me as compassionate, approachable, and genuine. I strive to create an environment where you feel safe to share openly, ask questions, and explore difficult emotions without fear of judgment.

While I offer support and validation, I also believe in helping clients challenge patterns, beliefs, and behaviors that may no longer be serving them. Therapy is not about being "fixed"; it's about understanding yourself more deeply, developing effective coping skills, and creating a life that feels more aligned with your values and goals.

You may be used to carrying everything on your own. From the outside, it can look like you're managing just fine, but internally you're exhausted from anxiety, past experiences that still affect your relationships, family conflict, or a struggle with substance use that's become harder to ignore. Asking for help isn't easy, but you don't have to figure everything out by yourself. I specialize in helping clients navigate substance use and addiction, trauma, men's issues, family issues, and relationship issues so they can build healthier relationships, regain confidence, and create lasting change. I work with adolescents, adults, and seniors, believing that meaningful progress begins with honest conversations, practical support, and a space where you feel respected, understood, and challenged to grow.

Doctoral-trained nurse practitioner who is truthful, respectful, and very empathetic to clients. Allows clients to fully participate in developing an individualized, robust treatment plan tailored to the client.

I am a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) who provides caring, personalized mental health support. I help people with concerns like anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood changes, stress etc.

My goal is to make you feel comfortable, heard, and respected. I take time to listen and work with you to create a treatment plan that fits your needs and goals. This may include medication, simple coping tools, and ongoing support.

I understand that starting mental health care can feel overwhelming, so I keep the process clear, supportive, and focused on what matters most to you.

I offer virtual visits with flexible scheduling. I welcome people from all backgrounds and look forward to helping you feel better and more in control of your mental health.

Sometimes life changes us in ways we never expected. Whether you're carrying anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, family stress, or the effects of painful experiences, you may feel disconnected from the person you once were. Even when life feels uncertain, you deserve a space where you can pause, be heard without judgment, and begin reconnecting with yourself. I provide virtual therapy for children, adolescents, and adults throughout Texas, helping people navigate anxiety, depression, family issues, and relationship challenges while also supporting women's issues, trauma, PTSD, stress management, identity concerns, and the emotional impact of life's transitions. My goal is to help you recognize your strengths, rediscover hope, and build a life that feels more authentic, balanced, and fulfilling.

I believe healing begins when people feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), I provide a compassionate, trauma-informed approach that combines evidence-based therapy with a genuine, collaborative relationship.

I work with teens, adults, couples, and families experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, stress, and family conflict. I also enjoy helping clients overcome people-pleasing, establish healthy boundaries, improve communication, and process difficult life experiences that continue to impact the present.

Before becoming a therapist, I spent 19 years working in public education, helping children, teens, and families navigate emotional challenges, strengthen communication, build resilience, and develop practical coping skills. That experience continues to shape my approach by meeting clients where they are and focusing on their unique strengths.