Treatment Specializations include:

• Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
• Stress Management
• Child Welfare Consultation
• Family Therapy

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have over twenty years experience providing therapy services to individuals, family and couples. I am currently serving as a private practitioner working with a variety of clients. I graduated from a Private Christian College in North Dakota with my Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. I graduated from the University Of North Dakota with my Master’s Degree in Social Work. I have experience working with families, foster care, trauma counseling including sexual and physical abuse, immigration, child welfare, anger management, behavioral issues, adolescents and individual counseling.

I am an interactive therapist and use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is my preferred models. I have been intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and have been involved in the implementation of group therapy using this model. I have used Dialectical Behavioral Therapy providing individual and skills training sessions to adolescents.

I believe in the therapeutic relationship as a key to client success and emphasize the importance of meeting clients where they are at and building upon their strengths. I am also a strong believer that healing and good mental health involves the balance of mind, body and spirit.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree: Bachelor of Science - Social Work and Criminal Justice - Bismarck State College - 1984 and University of Mary- Bismarck 1986

Master Degree: Master of Social Work - University of North Dakota - Grand Forks - 2006

License and Certifications

Licensed Clinical Social Worker- Supervisor- Texas, License No. 54282

Licensed Clinical Social Worker- New Mexico, License No. 08662

Child Welfare Certification in Children’s Mental Health in North Dakota 2004

Child Welfare Certification in Children’s Mental Health in Minnesota 1998

Additional Training

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Skills Groups

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Individuals

Texas Clinical Supervisor for Master Level Social Workers