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What do you want your life to stand for? What holds you back? What thoughts, memories or experiences are gripping you like a weight and pulling you down or keeping you from doing the things that matter most in this life? Whether you are a child or an adult, each of these questions has meaning. As living, breathing and feeling human beings we go through this "Life" journey encountering and experiencing many glimpses of happiness, as well as, tastes of struggle. These experiences in our "Life" journey are shared from childhood to old age.

It is difficult to maintain perspective when pain is present in our lives. It is perplexing to make wise decisions if we are mired in grief and sadness. Drawing from over 35 years serving in mental health field, I have helped many people obtain a clearer perspective on the complex nature of depression/ anxiety; relationship distress; Parenting teens; and wanting to stay spiritual amidst the chaos... Maybe you want to deepen your purpose in life. Is your relationship or marriage in a crucial season? Are you desiring someone to speak into your spirituality and propel into flourishing and growth? I am here to serve and guide you.

Our brains are the center of our individual universes, the control for all cognitive, emotional, and physical experience. It is always adapting; assessing then shaping and reshaping our worlds. It is equally nimble and fragile, while having the potential to unlock unlimited human potential or create unbearable realities filled with shame, fear, and anger. When these processes are off, we are off. We feel stuck, anxious, and closed off. Through therapy we are able to evaluate these patterns, perspectives, and behaviors, and ultimately work towards and solidify a life worth living.

Struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, or however your distress manifests makes us feel trapped, in cycles of outbursts or avoidance, and coping in ways that are not sustainable. We blame ourselves bringing us further from feeling connected and closer to feeling ashamed. Typically what we see on the surface is mistaken for ourself and is our way to cope with the issues that lie underneath. Therapy is creating a compassionate and purposeful environment to dive into deeper issues, seeing how these issues present in daily life, and developing relevant skills to free ourselves from these issues.

Adult individuals, male, female and non-binary who are seeking meaning in his, her, they or their life. An individual that is likely to feel that they have put themselves on a intended path and have kept to it but something doesn't feel right. This person is experiencing unexplained discontent, accentuated with expressions of anxiety and or depression that have prompted the decision to see a therapist. This person or people (in the case of couples) is/are seeking to understand the meaning of this internal expression in their life. I can also assist individuals seeking to integrate a plant medicine enhanced journey into daily life.

Today's confused, often over-stimulating times can be depressing, certainly anxiety provoking. Core questions surface. Who am I? My "image" aka my socially acceptable self? Yes, but much more. How do I find out? Become the most creative, productive individual I can be? How do I get beyond the apathy and life's daily frustrations, step into the fire of my meant-to-be self? A "foray" is an excursion into the unknown, a stretch and reach for the new and undiscovered. Employing "emotional courage" as the fulcrum, we work hard together to make recovery and growth the adventures they are meant to be.

I welcome the opportunity to work with clients at various stages of the human-life-cycle. I often work with people who feel stifled by feelings of anxiety and panic, depleted by feelings of depression, emptiness and hopelessness. While these powerful feelings can be overwhelming and disruptive, they are usually signs that something essential to our vitality, body, or relationships needs to be sensitively attended to and addressed. My goal is to assist my clients to live fuller and more satisfying lives and to achieve these goals in a short period of time. I work really hard for my clients and truly enjoy my profession.