I’m not your typical therapist. I am casual over business and truly believe therapy should be real and less about the symptoms and more about the person. My counseling style is down to earth, personable, and humorous. This brave journey can be challenging, so I believe that not taking ourselves too seriously can be truly healing. I have an active (direct) and creative role in the therapy process and a more direct approach. Art therapy, homework, cussing (when appropriate), laughter and crying will all be a part of therapy and the long term healing. If you care about all that clinical stuff………… My therapy approach, drawing from several theoretical orientations, is client-centered, Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), inner child healing, strength based on the belief that every individual is unique. I am a trained practitioner in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and also certified to treat adolescents with sexually acting out behaviors/offending (CSAYC).