You are here, reading this page, because you are seeking something. You want something more or different even if you cannot verbalize what that is. Perhaps you experience that need more as a feeling than a knowing of what it actually looks like. However, you do know that you are not happy with the way things are right now and that you want and need change. You might even be a little scared of what it means and of what might happen. Even positive change can be scary. Regardless, we both know you are hurt and are so tired of carrying around that pain. It is heavy, suffocating at times, and sometimes you worry that you will crumble under its weight. You want more but are not sure how to move out of your pain. You might feel afraid that no one can help you. You are scared that it cannot or will not get better. You want to love and to feel loved. You are so tired of faking it through life. It is too exhausting and empty feeling. You want to feel like you pretend to on your social media. You want to feel genuine and real. You want purpose in your life. You want to wake up and feel like you have a real reason to get out of bed each day. There is no magic stick but I do have the resources to help you. Even if you feel like therapy or healing services did not help, I invite you to try again. This time, with me and with different results. Most people find relief when they unstick themselves and feel like they are finally moving towards what they want. My goal is to teach you the tools to do just that.

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and have been licensed for over 23 years. I can help you to find a better balance, improve your mood, reduce stress, change self-defeating patterns, and feel better about your life. I offer safe and supportive counseling for people struggling with anxiety, depression, problems with relationships, or who are simply trying to improve some aspect of their life. Therapy brings the opportunity to explore what is meaningful in your life and help you to make appropriate choices. I help people take charge of their life, build on their strengths and assets, manage negative/stressful issues or concerns and live a self-directed, joyful, productive life. We'll find solutions to life's challenges, reduce depression, anxiety, stress, and explore the "mind-body-spirit" connection to health and wellness. I work with adults, adolescents and children in individual, marriage and family therapy. I use a non-judgmental, straight forward approach with a dash of humor on the side. I am trained in EMDR Therapy and can help you sort through past traumas. Combining a variety of techniques geared towards each individuals learning style we will find the approach that works best for you.

Affiliated Counseling Center is an outpatient mental health center with offices in Fridley, Woodbury and Uptown. We have on staff over a dozen therapists who offer areas of expertise in a wide range of life isues. Our therapists work with children, adolescents, adults and senior populations. We offer counseling for individuals, couples and families. We offer evaluations, testing and diagnostic services for neuropsychological needs, including ADD/ADHD testing, testing for learning disabilities as well as gifted and talented individuals/children. We have on staff two psychiatric providers who offer psychiatric evaluation and ongoing medication management services. Affiliated Counseling Center is based upon humanistic principles, which value the client-therapist relationship above all else. Within this scope, our practioners utilize a variety of techniques and treatment modalitiies to assist clients, including client centered therapies, narrative, cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the Hakomi Method (a technique focused on locating origins of pain within the self), psychodymanic therapy, dream analysis. We also offer anger management services, treatment for compulsions and obsessions, addictions including gambling and sexually motivated behaviors. We treat eating disorder, personality disorders, grief/loss issues, infertility and adoptions issues, blended family issues and more. We seek to meet the needs of the communities we have practice locations within, and offer a full breadth of services to meet that end.

Affiliated Counseling Center is an outpatient mental health center with offices in Fridley, Woodbury and Uptown. We have on staff over a dozen therapists who offer areas of expertise in a wide range of life isues. Our therapists work with children, adolescents, adults and senior populations. We offer counseling for individuals, couples and families. We offer evaluations, testing and diagnostic services for neuropsychological needs, including ADD/ADHD testing, testing for learning disabilities as well as gifted and talented individuals/children. We have on staff two psychiatric providers who offer psychiatric evaluation and ongoing medication management services. Affiliated Counseling Center is based upon humanistic principles, which value the client-therapist relationship above all else. Within this scope, our practioners utilize a variety of techniques and treatment modalitiies to assist clients, including client centered therapies, narrative, cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the Hakomi Method (a technique focused on locating origins of pain within the self), psychodymanic therapy, dream analysis. We also offer anger management services, treatment for compulsions and obsessions, addictions including gambling and sexually motivated behaviors. We treat eating disorder, personality disorders, grief/loss issues, infertility and adoptions issues, blended family issues and more. We seek to meet the needs of the communities we have practice locations within, and offer a full breadth of services to meet that end.

Our therapists are passionate about working with people who are ready to work to make improvements to overcome depression, anxiety and the challenges of life. We recognize change is difficult and we are dedicated to supporting you through that process. Through counseling with our highly trained therapists you can develop the skills and obtain the tools you need to meet the challenges you face in life head on. We offer therapy to individuals, couples, groups and families to improve their overall sense of health and well-being. Our therapists have experience and expertise with life transitions, anxiety, depression, self-harm, relationship and family issues, parenting, stress management, divorce, anger and career issues. We work from a whole person, strengths-based approach. Our therapists we will focus on all areas that make up your health: emotional, social, environmental and physical.

I have been a psychologist for 24 yrs working with individuals, couples, and families. I work with each client to identify what is causing their current problems and how we can restore optimal growth and health. I practice using many of the most effective psychotherapy methods for relieving anxiety,depression,and trauma-a comprehensive Mind-Body approach. My goal is to listen to and understand you, and as your personal consultant to help you repair and rebalance your life. A life that you can enjoy, where you create a satisfying, and meaningful, career, relationships, personal well being, health, and emotional development. I am trained in numerous treatment theories and techniques such as family systems, developmental, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, attachment and interpersonal neurobiology. Holistic and Mind-Body methods such as Bioenergetics, E.M.D.R.,hypnosis, yoga and mindfullness are specialties I can incorporate into your treatment program.