I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator and Consultant (CDWF-C) practicing in Dallas, Texas.  I have a degree in Family Finance from Texas Tech University and a master’s degree in Counseling from West Texas A&M University. I’m an energetic and creative person who approaches life and her professional counseling with an enthusiasm for growth in wholehearted living. I practice individual and couples therapy from a mindful, cognitive behavioral approach.  I’m multi-faceted in my practice, incorporating various learning environments in addition to one-on-one counseling. My clinical focus includes working with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, and life transitions. 

I specialize in helping clients embrace their authenticity and encourages clients to create lives that reflect their values and passions.  I support holistic living in my approach by being intentional to view life through emotional, physical, spiritual, financial, intellectual and relational perspectives.  In addition to being a Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor, I have extensive training in Spiritual Direction and the Enneagram.  The Daring Way™ is a highly experiential methodology based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown that focuses on developing shame resilience skills and developing a courage practice that transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead. I am also the author of I'm Fine: A Real Feelings Journal and Stop Breathe Believe: Mindful Living One Thought at a Time.

I enjoy friends, outdoor adventures, photography and spending time with with my family. Me and my husband, Roger, live in Dallas, Texas.

My husband, Roger, overcame cancer a few years ago. This is a part of our story.

A Couple’s Perspective on “Their” Cancer Journey 

From Peru…

to Cancer …

to Nepal….

        to a Conversation About Now… 

We had the honor of sharing our cancer story with Dr. Dick Deming at the Cancer Education Series sponsored by Mercy One. You may listen in through the link provided here. We will be sharing our initial involvement with Above and Beyond Cancer in 2014 as caregivers to Peru, to Roger’s 2019 diagnosis, treatment and remission of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, to a 2020 trek in Nepal, to the challenging “after-cancer” experience of Now. We would love to share an authentic and “real” look at our cancer experience. The conversation lasts an hour - so, snuggle up with a warm blanket, a cup of tea and enjoy. Click on the photo below to watch.