I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois with over 21 years experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families.  I am a licensed sex offender evaluator and a licensed sex offender treatment provider, specializing in evaluation and treatment of juveniles with sexual behavior problems. I am a certified trainer for Structured Psychotherapy for adolescents responding to chronic stress (SPARCS) and psychological first aid (PFA).

I am trained in multiple treatment modalities including:

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

eye movement DESENSITIZATION reprocessing (emdr)

Structured Psychotherapy for adolescents responding to chronic stress (SPARCS)

psychological first aid (PFA)

cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

child parent psychotherapy (CPP)

Theraplay

Adlerian play therapy

I graduated from Moody Bible Institute with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible Theology and Sioux Falls Seminary with a Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.  I am an Affiliate Member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN.org) and have served on the NCTSN’s Child Traumatic Grief work group.  In addition to my work as a Clinical Professional Counselor I am the Assistant Pastor at Columbus Road Baptist Church in Quincy, IL