About
You don’t have to have your whole life fall apart to know something needs to change.
Sometimes nothing looks especially wrong from the outside.
You may still be working, parenting, showing up for people, managing responsibilities, and doing all the things you have always done.
And still, something in you knows:
This can’t be the whole story.
Maybe you have reached a point where the roles that once made sense no longer fit. Maybe a relationship has changed you. Maybe your children need you differently now. Maybe you have spent years being capable, responsible, thoughtful, and strong—and somewhere along the way, you stopped feeling fully connected to yourself.
That is often where our work begins.
I’m interested in what happens beneath the words.
I pay attention to the places where your mind, body, nervous system, relationships, history, and identity meet.
Sometimes that means working with trauma.
Sometimes it means noticing the coping strategies that once
protected you but no longer fit the life you are trying to build.
Sometimes it means exploring the parts of you that became quieter because there was not enough room for them.
And sometimes it means asking questions that are bigger than symptoms:
Who did you learn you were supposed to be?
What have you had to sacrifice to become that person?
What might become possible if you stopped living entirely by those rules?
Training & Approach
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Minnesota with experience working with trauma, relationships, identity, and life transitions. My work is grounded in understanding the whole person—not just symptoms.
Education
I earned my master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from St. Mary's University. I bring a systems-based perspective to understanding how relationships, family patterns, identity, and life experiences shape the way we move through the world.
Specialized Training
I have advanced training in trauma-informed approaches, including EMDR and HOCI (Healing Our Core Issues). My work also integrates mind-body and nervous-system-focused approaches to support deeper healing beyond insight alone.
Mind-Body & Holistic Work
I work from a whole-person perspective that makes room for the psychological, relational, physical, spiritual, and intuitive parts of your experience. Therapy with me can include attention to the body, nervous system, meaning, and the deeper patterns beneath the story.
Anya, Therapy Dog
Anya is my therapy dog and part of the Reconnect Counseling team. Her presence can bring warmth, grounding, and a little extra softness to the room. She is never the focus of therapy, but for many people, having a calm dog nearby makes the space feel more comfortable and human.
What I Value in This Work
I value depth, honesty, curiosity, and the kind of therapy that makes room for the whole person. I want clients to feel understood without being reduced, challenged without being judged, and supported as they begin to reconnect with the parts of themselves that may have been pushed aside along the way.
Meet Anya
Anya is my therapy dog and part of the Reconnect Counseling team. Her presence brings warmth, grounding, and a little extra softness to the room.
She is never the focus of therapy, but for many people, having a calm dog nearby makes the space feel more comfortable, less clinical, and more human. Her role is often simply to help you feel grounded. She may place a paw on your lap, settle at your feet, or quietly stay close when you need a little extra support.
Anya began her training young. She was only five months old when she passed her Canine Good Citizen test — the youngest dog they had ever tested at the time. She went on to earn her Therapy Dog certification at one year old.