Why I Do This Work

A woman with brown hair and light skin sitting on a black velvet couch in front of a dark wall, wearing a cream-colored blazer and pants, beige strappy high heels, and jewelry.

When I started my own therapy journey years ago, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I just knew I kept repeating the same painful patterns that I didn’t know how to break. It was terrifying and humbling to ask for help—yet I sensed deep down that I was where I needed to be. Maybe that’s where you are too.

In therapy, I finally experienced the changes I’d been looking for. It was hard, it was costly, and it was worth it. I became a therapist because I believe therapy works. This work truly transforms lives, marriages, and families. I believe in therapy so strongly that I continue to make a lifestyle out of going deeper in my own healing and growth.

My Hope for You

I believe that as you discover more deeply who you were created to be, you’ll be able to make more sense of your journey and find more joy and purpose along the way. You’ll finally be able to shift even the most painful, destructive, and persistent patterns in your life. I believe it’s possible for you because it happened (and continues to happen) for me.

Clients tend to work well with me when they are:

  • Insightful but still feel stuck

  • Tired of surface-level coping strategies

  • Ready for deeper emotional work

  • Open to challenge, honesty, and growth

  • Looking for real transformation, not quick fixes

If that sounds like you, let’s connect.

My Commitment as Your Therapist

I commit to be a lifelong learner who walks alongside you. I do not ask you to go where I’m unwilling to go, and I don’t believe I can take you where I’ve never been. My #1 goal is to work myself out of a job. I love getting to see you experience the growth and transformation you came for.

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Guiding Principles

Work Toward Connection

All problems, whether psychological, emotional, spiritual, or physical, come from a sense of separation—from God, others, and self. Reconnection is the path to healing. When I use the word “God,” I’m referring to the God of the Bible, perfectly revealed in Jesus. Some of my clients may prefer terms like “Higher Power,” “Creator,” “Source,” “Ultimate Truth,” or “Inner Knowing.”

Everyone Can Hear from God

You were designed to hear from God—the Voice of Truth and Love. Intrusive thoughts, anxiety, depression—these are often symptoms of deep inner loneliness, a sense that we are on our own and that it’s all up to us to “figure it out.” One goal of therapy is to bring us back to our true state of being. It’s easy for Truth and Love to drown out the noise when we’re living in our true identity.

You Are the Expert on You

I believe you are the leader in your own growth and healing, with your own journey and timeline. Any tools I use exist to serve you, not the other way around. One thing you’ll hear me say a lot is “I could be wrong.”

Bottom line: I am a listener, truth-in-love speaker, equipper, and ally; you are the expert on you.

Education, Credentials & Experience

    • Master of Marriage and Family Therapy, The King's University

    • Master of Theological Studies, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

    • Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts, The University of Texas at Austin

  • Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (License #96758) supervised by Lynn Strom, LPC-S and Mark Cagle, LPC-S.

  • I live in the heart of Fort Worth with my engineer/swing dancer/baker husband and our three delightful dogs. When I’m not in a therapy session, you can often find me on a pickleball court, yoga mat, or hiking trail.

    My career before becoming a therapist spanned ministry, cultural exchange and education, sales, marketing, and communications. I love experiencing different cultures and am grateful to have lived in China (我两年学了中文), spent summers in Japan and Thailand, and visited New Zealand, Israel, Peru, Mexico, Germany, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

    My husband and I have a goal of visiting all the US national parks together (we visited quite a few individually before getting married). So far, we’ve marked 12 off our list!

Pricing

$150 per 50-minute session for individuals and couples ages 18+. Payment methods accepted include all major credit and debit cards, including FSA and HSA.

I am not in-network with insurance, which I believe helps ensure the privacy and flexibility of your care. Upon request, I can provide a monthly superbill that you can submit to your insurance carrier for any out-of-network benefits that may be owed to you. Please verify your benefits with your insurance company.

Frequency & Duration

Everyone has different goals for therapy, and I am here in service of your goals. There is no “correct” timeline; some stay for months, some for years.

Most clients start weekly to build a strong foundation and gain forward momentum. From there, we can adjust based on your goals and progress. Many people see meaningful shifts in the first few months, but deeper, longer-lasting change often requires a longer time frame. I love it when clients don’t need me anymore, and I love working myself out of a job. And sometimes, new needs and “jobs” arise as you go deeper in your healing and growth.

Good Faith Estimate

Under the No Surprises Act, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate explaining how much your treatment will cost. Since I do not bill insurance and have a policy of not seeing you for another session if the previous session has not been paid for, you will not suddenly get any large unexpected bills. To estimate how much your treatment will cost, simply multiply the rate by how long you expect to continue therapy. I am happy to help you determine a reasonable estimated time frame for your specific goals, but the duration is ultimately up to you. You may stop or pause treatment at any time.

Treatment Approach

Therapy is not just about information, because you can get that from Google or ChatGPT. Information alone does not transform us. In therapy, a safe, truthful, confidential, professional relationship provides soil for revelation to take root and result in lasting life change. My personal approach is:

Relational

Studies show that a strong working relationship with your therapist is a better predictor of success than the specific techniques used. I view our relationship as an evolving, collaborative partnership based on your goals and needs.

Curious

I’m comfortable with uncertainty and willing to be wrong. You get to tell me about you—what you’re thinking and feeling, what you want, and how you’re experiencing me and the present moment.

Experiential

Your life patterns tend to repeat in the therapy room, providing an opportunity to rewrite life scripts that are not serving you in real time. I pay close attention to not only what’s being said, but what’s happening in relational dynamics, facial expressions, eye movements, and body language.

Systematic

I don’t ask “What’s wrong with you?” I ask what purpose each behavior or thought serves. I look at your current ways of thinking and behaving as brilliant adaptive tools that developed for very good reasons. We then work to help you shift what’s not working.

Deep

You may already know the changes you’d like to see in your life—yet you can’t seem to make them. It’s not because you’re not trying hard enough; it’s because these patterns have a deeper root than just the present problem. We work to bring the unconscious into conscious awareness so you can come out of autopilot and make powerful choices.

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