Services
Psychotherapy
I am independently licensed to provide mental health services to clients in Virginia. I have worked with children as young as age four all of the way through adults beyond retirement and enjoy working with people in all stages of the life cycle. Currently, my main focus is working with women who are trying to conceive, pregnant, grieving pregnancy loss, in postpartum, or in various stages of motherhood. Additionally, I am also accepting clients of all walks of life who would like a Christian perspective incorporated into therapy or who have an interest in nutritional psychology (how nutrition affects the brain and how deficiencies can manifest in mental health symptoms).
Areas of Expertise -------
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Faith & Spirituality
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Family Planning: Infertility, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss, Fostering & Adoption, Post-Abortion Coping & Processing
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Grief & Bereavement
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Relationship Issues & Attachment
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Nutritional Psychology
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Anxiety & Depression
Assessment, Diagnosis, & Medication Evaluation Referral
Part of the psychotherapy process includes initial and ongoing assessment of the clinical needs of the client. I provide ongoing assessment of the potential need for medication evaluation based on clinical judgment and diagnostic criteria, offer referral recommendations when needed or requested, while also honoring the preferences of the clients' or parents' choice to choose how they would like to approach the course of treatment.
"Crunchy" Lifestyle Coaching
I provide "crunchy" lifestyle coaching with an aim to help lower toxins in the body, minimize hormone disruptors, and improve overall health outcomes. Whether it be the fabrics that you wear, the products that you use, or the things that you consume, I will help you take a deep dive into the things in your home and way of living that may be weighing you down. The goal is a happier mind, body, and soul!
My own personal journey has led me down this crunchy path over the last decade. I was able to completely resolve my PCOS (a hormone disorder I believe to have been caused by hormone disruptors) and went from years of "unexplained infertility" with several miscarriages to conceiving a happy, healthy baby. I have continued to live a crunchy lifestyle in regards to minimizing harmful chemicals in my family's life and hopefully improving all of our health outcomes. I enjoy helping others achieve similar goals to live a cleaner, healthier lifestyle.