I am a Licensed Professional Social Worker in the state of Arizona. I received my Master of Social Work from the Virginia Commonwealth University. My personal journey with grief, loss and anxiety led me to change careers to become a social worker and counselor. I combine my work experiences with my personal life experiences to bring a hopeful, optimistic, compassionate, respectful and collaborative approach to working with those clients whom I serve. I believe that we are all connected and that we learn and grow together toward our healing and wholeness. The stories of our lives teach and enrich our life journeys if we are open to them. I feel honored to walk beside my clients for a brief time and listen to their stories.

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The Daring Way

Rising Strong™ is a methodology (and curriculum) based on Brené Brown’s latest bestselling book. It is based on the simple physics of vulnerability: “If we are brave enough, often enough, we will fall. Rising Strong is a book about what it takes to get back up and how owning our stories of struggle gives us the power to write a daring new ending. Struggle can be our greatest call to courage and the clearest path to a wholehearted life.”

The Daring Way™ is a highly interactive methodology based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. The method was developed to help men, women, and adolescents learn how to show up, be seen, and live braver lives. The primary focus is on developing shame resilience skills and a courage practice that transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. It can be facilitated in clinical, educational, and professional settings.

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A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically and spiritually wired to love, be loved and to belong.
-- Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW

Creative Grief Support

Mind Body

Is it possible to experience grief and loss – any type of loss – and learn to live wholeheartedly? Kara LC Jones of Mother Henna and Cath Duncan of Remembering for Good, along with many others, including Dr. Harriet Lerner, Dr. Lorraine Hedtke, Miriam Greenspan, Patti Digh, Dr. Darcy Harris and more, believe that it is indeed possible.  A Certified Creative Grief Support Practitioner works with people to tap into their own natural resilience, understand some of the myths that get in the way of the natural healing process, learn how shame and guilt may obstruct the process, and use curiosity, creativity and our connections to others to integrate grief and find new meaning in our lives. 

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Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love The only cure for grief is to grieve.
-- Earl Grollman

Mind-body skills are scientifically-validated techniques that can teach you stress management techniques, improve personal coping skills, and enhance your capacity for relaxation, self-care and self-awareness. Techniques include meditation, guided imagery, mindful eating, biofeedback, autogenic training and the use of drawings, journals and movement to express thoughts and feelings.

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The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.
— Hippocrates