Areas of Knowledge and Practice:

  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Genderqueer/Gender-Diverse Affirmative

  • Coming Out issues

  • The Transitioning Process for Transgender/Gender-diverse Individuals

  • Support for Loved Ones of Transgender/Gender-diverse individuals

  • Relationships, Sex, and Intimacy

  • Co-Dependency

  • Non-monogamous Relationships and Polyamory

  • Sex Work

  • Kink Aware and Accepting

  • Recovery and/or Harm Reduction from Substance Use/Addiction

  • Concerns of Families/Partners of Substance Users

  • Sex and Love Addiction/Compulsion

  • Depression and Anxiety

  • Grief and Loss

  • Trauma

  • Theoretical Orientations and Therapy Approaches: Client-centered/Humanistic, Existential, Psychodynamic, Family Systems, Interpersonal, Strengths-Based and Solutions-Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, CRAFT, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR

  • Physical Fitness for Health and Wellness

  • Personal Training (Specialties in Cardiovascular Training, Corrective Exercise, and Fitness Nutrition)

Experience:

  • Addictions Psychotherapist

    • Whitman Walker Clinic Addiction Services (2015-Present)

  • ACT Team Leader

    • Pathways to Housing (2014-2015)

  • Forensic Psychotherapist

    • Sharper Future (2014)

  • Addictions Psychotherapist

    • Whitman Walker Clinic Addiction Services(2007 - 2013)

  • Mental Health Counselor and Acting Clinical Supervisor

    • The Lambda Center (2004-2005)

    • The Psychiatric Institute of Washington(2005 - 2007)

  • Group Counselor

    • The Center for Post-Traumatic and Dissociative Disorders (2004-2007)

    • The Psychiatric Institute of Washington (2006-2007)

Education:

Master of Arts/Education Specialist in Community Counseling
James Madison University(2005)

Bachelor of Science in Psychology
James Madison University(2002)

Certified Personal Trainer Certified by National Academy of Sports Medicine since 2008