I am a licensed psychologist who provides clinical care and supervises in the clinical education program at Arise. I feel passionate about using trauma-informed, evidence-based interventions in my practice and believe that a strong therapeutic relationship based on authenticity and genuineness is central to helping clients achieve their goals in therapy.
Areas of Expertise:
- Traumatic stress
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Substance use problems
- Emotion regulation difficulties and related problems
Therapy Modalities frequently utilized:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (CPT)
- *rostered provider, https://cptforptsd.com/
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD (PE)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills
- *I do not practice full-model DBT at this time
- Behavioral Activation (BA)
- Exposure-based therapies
Education:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Arise Psychological Wellness & Consulting
- Predoctoral Internship, Durham VA Medical Center
- PhD in Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- MA in Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- BA in Psychology, University of Arkansas
- BS in Biology, University of Arkansas