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ABOUT

Throughout my life I have served as an educator: leading classes for children and teenagers, teaching Sunday School to adolescents and college students, directing my own classroom, and instructing at the undergraduate and graduate levels. My lifelong teaching experience has shown me that God has equipped me for teaching and education.

In addition, other gifts God has given me align naturally with the field of counseling, which is my second passion. I cherish the opportunity to extend compassion to clients as I walk alongside them in their journeys. The word compassion—literally “to suffer with”—captures the posture I strive to embody in my practice.

I facilitate change through warmth, insight, humor, and encouragement. I provide a supportive, safe environment where students can explore the roots of their difficulties and learn practical ways to move forward. I strive to help students view their relationships, suffering, obstacles, and limitations through the lens of Scripture, and I walk alongside them as they develop a biblical understanding of themselves through these experiences. My hope is that this process draws them closer to Christ and to others. I recently completed my doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision, and my hope is to one day teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels while continuing to maintain a counseling practice.

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Licensed Professional Counselor

November 2023 - Present

  • Providing individual counseling services for graduate and undergraduate students, often addressing issues with anxiety, depression, faith, trauma, relationships, attachment styles, and stress management

  • Scheduling up to 20 clients weekly, inputting notes for each session, and connecting them to other resources we have on campus for better overall care

  • Utilizing and learning counseling practices and approaches that can help me better serve my clients: CBT, ACT, attachment-focused therapy, trauma and shame-informed therapy, solution-focused therapy, Gestalt therapy, narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, and skill-building

  • Leading an attachment-focused process group for students to help them learn how to identify how it relates to their self-perception, experiences of close relationships with others, and how they connect with God

  • Preparing for and providing psycho-education for students via workshops, enrichment series, and presentations.

  • Continuing education in areas of trauma, attachment, shame, and EMDR to provide specialized and enhanced treatment and care for my clients

  • Researching my areas of interests which include anxiety, trauma, interpersonal relationships, attachment styles, God attachment, resilience, role dynamics, and shame

Resident and Online Adjunct Instructor

September 2012 - Present

  • Teaching as a resident and online adjunct for the Psychology department, specifically the following courses: Honors courses for PSYC 101 (General Psychology) and PSYC 210 (Human Development), PSYC 231 (Psychology of Adolescence), PSYC 312 (Social Psychology), PSYC 420 (Psychology and Christianity), and CCOU 201 (Christian Counseling)

  • Have taught classes in the following graduate level counseling classes: COUC 501 (Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling), 502 (Human Growth and Development), COUC 505 (Counseling Techniques and the Helping Relationship), COUN 507 (Theology of Counseling), and COUC 512 (Group Counseling)

  • Have taught two classes for the PSYC 150 class of 600 students

  • Assisted with planning and execution of all classroom activities and assignments, including creating new exams and assignments, grading, and providing feedback on student assignments

  • Responsible for leading and managing a team of 9 GAs for a class of 1800 students by overseeing their workload, providing information on classroom management, helping with grading assignments, and leading discussion in team meetings

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Coordinator of GSA Programs

March 2016 - September 2019

  • Implemented a vision and created a working infrastructure for the training of and professional development of more than 250 graduate students

  • Developed an infrastructure that focused on CAPSS-development for all GSAs and TAs – Commitment to Academic, Professional, Social and Spiritual development of graduate and doctoral students

  • Established a training program that contributes to the overall development of our Graduate Student Assistants (GSAs) and Teaching Assistants (TAs), which includes organizing orientations and trainings for GSAs

  • Implemented processes where liaisons from graduate departments would handle the processing of paperwork for their GSAs and TAs

  • Led meetings with the department liaisons and supervisory professors to determine the roles and responsibilities for their department GSAs and TAs

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