I am a licensed counselor with over 10 years experience treating children, adolescents, and their families. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baldwin Wallace College and a Master of Education degree in Agency and Community Counseling from Xavier University.

I have extensive training and experience in treating children and adolescents exhibiting defiant, aggressive, and otherwise unruly behaviors. These behaviors can be the result of a mood or anxiety disorder, trauma history, family conflict or negative peer associations. Regardless, my approach to working with children and adolescents exhibiting these behaviors is to involve the child's parent/caregiver in the counseling process. Parents are the most important influence in their child's life, and therefore are a necessary part of the treatment process and helping decrease their child's negative behavior.

Since my work with children and adolescents involves extensive work with parents/caregivers, I also have experience and training in treating couples and adult mood and anxiety disorders utilizing a cognitive-behavioral approach.

I came to Psych and Psych in 2005 on a part-time basis and in 2010 joined the practice full time. Prior to joining Psych and Psych full time, I worked many years for an area private, non-profit mental health agency where I held the positions of Multi-Systemic Therapist, Clinical Supervisor and Director of Residential Treatment & Partial Hospitalization. I am also designated by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist Board to provide supervision to students in counseling programs who are working toward licensure and enjoy the opportunity to guide and mentor up and coming counselors.

In my free time I enjoy spending time at my home in the country baking, gardening, and spending time outdoors with my family.