A Little About Me

  I am passionate about working with individuals to reach their fullest recovery potential. I have experience working with youth and adults, families, individuals and groups. In recent years I have worked with specialty populations including veterans, individuals struggling with substance abuse, those struggling with co-occuring disabilities, families impacted by substance abuse, & individuals in big life transitions. In my work, once I get to know the best fit for the client, I may draw from recovery modalities including Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) and somatic therapies, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), 12 Step, CRAFT, Seeking Safety, & Cognitive Processing Therapy. I am a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). 
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  Personally, I have always found grounding in the wilderness. I completed my BA in Therapeutic Uses of the Wilderness in 2001 (yes, it's  really a major, combining Counseling/Psychology with Adventure Education). For several years following graduation, I facilitated therapeutic wilderness trips for struggling youth before transitioning to community mental health. From there, I moved on to work with veterans in a mental health setting for 9 years. I graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work. I am dually licensed by the NC Social Work Board as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), and the NC Substance Abuse Professional Standards Board as a Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (LCAS). My private practice location is in Asheville, NC.