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You're Not Broken—You're Just Carrying More Than Most People Know

The truth is, I didn’t start this work from a textbook. I started it from the inside, from the pain of a broken relationship, betrayal, and deep confusion.

 

At the time, I couldn’t name what was happening. I just knew something was shattered, and I didn’t know if healing was possible. I didn’t know if other people felt like this, or that programs were available to help me. This was years ago. 

 

But little by little, I discovered language. Tools. Structure. And most importantly—hope.

 

That journey reshaped everything.

 

Now, through Creative Couples and Counseling, I help people like you find what I once needed most: clarity, connection, and healing that doesn’t ask you to pretend.

This Work Isn’t Just What I Do.
It’s What I’ve Lived.

You don’t need someone to give you a surface-level fix. You need someone who understands how deep the pain can go and knows how to walk with you through it.

 

That’s why I combine professional training with lived experience. I’m trained in betrayal trauma, affair recovery, and the Gottman Method—and I’ve walked through divorce and remarriage myself.

 

I know what breaks trust and what helps rebuild it.

 

I know what it’s like to feel lost in your own story and how powerful it is to finally feel seen.

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Whether you’re coming in alone or with your partner, you’ll be met with...

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  • Structure, so you don’t feel lost
     

  • Emotional safety, so you don’t feel judged
     

  • Trauma-informed care, so you don’t feel retraumatized
     

  • A clear path forward, so you don’t feel stuck

 

This isn’t a place for perfection. It’s a place for honest work, held with care.

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My Core Values

Emotional
Safety
 
Because healing can't happen without it
Dignity
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Every person deserves to be treated with respect
Structure
and Clarity
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Healing needs a map, not just a conversation
Collaboration
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We work together, and partners in the process
Trauma-Informed Care
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What you've been through matters

Associations & Certifications

  • Gottman Method couples therapy 1, 2, and 3 levels completed

  • Gottman Method couples therapy for addictions and trauma completed

  • Gottman Method couples therapy for Affairs and Infidelity completed

  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists

  • Prepare and Enrich Facilitator

  • Teletherapy Certified

  • Certified Clinical Partner Specialist

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What I Want For You...

To feel seen and heard. To feel relief. To feel supported and confident in pursuing progress.


To find your voice again. To rebuild what matters or grieve what’s been lost—with dignity and support. But it will be possible.

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If you resonate with any of this—let’s talk.

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