Always one to question convention, it took me all of 3 weeks after completing my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling to realize I am not cut out to be a traditional therapist.

 

Perhaps it's my experience as a veteran who battled crippling PTSD that had me questioning the diagnostic model of mental health. Or maybe it's my journey as a special needs parent, where I learned to combine science and nurturing to support my child's unbelievable growth. Most likely a combination of both, but either way I was compelled to pursue a different path.

 

Whatever it was, I knew one thing: life had taught me so much more about resiliency, growth, and abundance than I learned in graduate school or during the hundreds of internship hours that followed.

 

My experience of Overcoming shapes this practice. My education allows me to frame what I've learned in an accessible and impactful way for anyone ready to do the work.