You’ve probably spent years keeping it all together: showing up for everyone else while quietly feeling exhausted, disconnected, or unsure who you are beneath the survival mode. Maybe you grew up in a home where emotions weren’t safe, or you’ve learned to mask your needs to stay accepted. On the outside, you might seem fine. Inside, it’s hard to rest, trust, or feel enough. I help adults and children heal from complex trauma, emotional neglect, and neurodivergence-related challenges like attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) and autism. In our work together, you don’t have to over-explain, hide, or be “too much.” You’ll find a grounded, compassionate space to explore what’s underneath the anxiety, perfectionism, or emotional numbness. My approach is trauma-informed, attachment-based, and experiential. I draw from modalities like internal family systems (IFS), mindfulness, and play-based or creative therapies to help you reconnect with the parts of you that learned to survive, and teach your nervous system that it’s safe to live differently. For clients seeking clarity, I also offer attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) and autism assessments to better understand how your brain and body work. Healing doesn’t have to mean doing more. It means learning how to be with yourself in a new way. If you’re ready to feel grounded, connected, and genuinely seen, I’d love to help you get there.

Do you need a psychological assessment or evaluation for mental health, education, weight loss surgery, or for your primary care doctor? Are you looking for a counselor in Mansfield, Arlington, Burleson, Fort Worth, or Kennedale? Are you tired of using the same solutions for your problems, and getting the same results? Are you, your family member, son, or daughter having problems with anxiety, depression, and other mental and emotional problems and disorders? Do you have concerns about family and relationship issues? Is the economy and your job causing you increased stress? Then Mansfield Counseling can help you! We are the premier source of counseling care in the Mansfield area. Mansfield Counseling's goal is to help children, teens, adults, and families lead a happy, well-balanced life by helping them cope with a variety of difficulties. I realize the decision to seek counseling can be a difficult and costly one, so I try to make the experience simple, comfortable, positive, and fulfilling for you, and your family. Short-term, solutions-based therapy helps keep your family focused on your goals and on enjoying life. Saturday and evening appointments are available. I want to invite you to look around these web pages and learn more about Mansfield Counseling and the services we can provide you and your family. I am available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Please take the time to call if you have any questions or want to begin the counseling process.

I am inquisitive and empathetic, warm and interactive. I support you to face life's difficulties, and to explore your inner workings. I incorporate humor where appropriate, and treat my clients with dignity and respect. I am highly adept at relating to people in a way that helps them problem-solve and feel comfortable. I am passionate about my work, and am blessed with the opportunity to do what I love. I welcome the chance to work with you and am so excited to meet you!Life is full of ups and downs, seasons of joy and seasons of pain.

Therapy can be an intimidating process, and my goal is to provide an open, safe environment to help instill support, understanding and empowerment throughout your therapeutic journey. Whether you’re looking to build confidence as an individual or within your relationship, together we can build the tools you need to succeed. My primary areas of expertise include working with individuals suffering from anxietydepression, couples conflict, rebuilding intimacy in your relationship, infertility, PCOS, and self-esteem.I work with individuals from all cultures and backgrounds who feel dissatisfied or uneasy as an individual or within their relationships. I believe in fostering hope and creating a safe space for individualscouplesfamilies to process, as well as find healthy solutions. I use a variety of evidence based interventions including CBT, behavioral modification, Gottman method (Level 2 certified-couples counseling), trauma-informed care, and play therapy techniques. My passion is helping others find confidence in themselves. I believe in fostering hope and creating a safe space for individuals to process, as well as find healthy solutions. My therapeutic style is one of collaboration, respect, non-judgment, and genuineness. I strive to create a healthy therapeutic relationship with each individualcouplefamily, in order create a judgement free zone to process thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Together, we will develop a treatment plan that meets your individualized needs and and most importantly ensures that you gain insight into your recovery and progress. I currently offer counseling services to private pay patients only. I offer convenient daytimeevening appointments. I strive to create a healthy therapeutic relationship with each individual, in order to create a judgment-free zone for them to disclose thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

Sometimes life presents us with challenges that are overwhelming. I work to provide a non threatening, non judgmental space to work on thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Finding your authentic self and appropriately expressing your desires benefits an overall well being. I collaborate with each client individually based upon the specific circumstances and am able to use several different theories and techniques to provide desired outcomes. I see individuals, couples, and families to benefit the relationships in between. Everyone has the potential to live a happy and fulfilling life, sometimes we just need to be nudged in the right direction.

Sometimes we seek to be heard without judgment. Maybe we need to make sense of pain in our past to make living in the present a little less difficult. Sometimes our greatest goal is to be a better version of ourselves. Whatever the need, therapy provides opportunities for expression, healing, and growth. I have seen change happen when clients discover their strengths, gifts, and new paths toward peaceful, dynamic, and joyful living. One of the most important factors in cultivating change and a successful therapeutic process is a genuine connection between the client and the therapist. I value my relationship with each of my clients and attempt to foster an atmosphere of safety and trust, allowing them to feel comfortable exploring their relationships and life experiences. I help my clients recognize and voice their desires, feelings, and needs by bringing thoughtfulness, authenticity, and a sense of humor to the therapeutic process. I have a collaborative therapeutic style, and I primarily work from a Person-Centered Approach. At times, I implement techniques based on Adlerian Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Bibliotherapy to facilitate deeper, more personal, exploratory work. I welcome people of all kinds, including those who identify as BIPOC and LGBTQIA+.

Feeling overwhelmed or stuck? I’m here to help you navigate life’s challenges with warmth and understanding. As a therapist, I create a safe space where you can explore your emotions and discover practical solutions. My approach blends empathy with actionable strategies, tailored to your unique needs. Together, we’ll work at your pace, uncovering strengths and fostering resilience through secure online sessions.

Born and raised in Texas, I have a true passion for keeping strong Texan values alive and strong thorough support of my community. I have been inspired by the strong family traditions and values instilled by my close knit family and life experience. Backed by a well-rounded education and guiding philosophy of marriage as the cornerstone of our society, I seek to develop and celebrate the strength of others through counseling those in need. In addition, I have a strong passion and belief in adolescents and couples, and understand that bumps along the road can come at any age and stage of life. Helping our youth brings me true joy and satisfaction, as they grow into the people they want to become. I believe in the ability of others to succeed and overcome all that life may bring. As a systemic therapist, I take into account the many outside forces and influences that creep in and impact our personalities, behaviors, perspectives, situations and lives, both positively and negatively. The holistic approach of Family Systems Therapy has been used effectively in the full range of human dilemmas; there is no category of relationship or psychological problem that has not been addressed with this approach.

As a young adult you might feel like you have no clue how to handle some of the life's complex challenges thrown at you. Or sometimes the pain of life is just too great, too overwhelming, and you feel completely alone and stuck with a problem. Or you have experienced the greatest loss of your life, and you just need someone to listen to you and give you a different perspective. This is where we can help you. We will treat you with respect and compassion and listen carefully with empathy to your problem. We will hold a safe and confidential space for you to share your thoughts and feelings. We will work together to help you become aware of your thoughts and feelings about a problem, and how to look at those problems in different, more manageable ways. Rather than adopting only one methodology for all individuals and issues, each therapist draws from a variety of methods that are most effective for each individual and situation. As social workers we take a strength perspective and focus on what your strengths are and how we can build on those strengths to reach your potential.

"Learn to Live Well" reflects my belief that psychotherapy is a positive, educational process. I assume each client has an innate knowledge of how to solve their problems but may have become caught in a frustrating loop of trying the same unsuccessful solution attempts over and over again. Often, a look at one's family of origin reveals patterns and learned behaviors that prevent creative, successful solutions from surfacing. In many cases, this process may not only solve existing problems, but prevent future difficulties. Each client is valued, affirmed, and encouraged to learn in their own way, according to their particular personality type and time frame. My goal is to provide a safe environment for individuals, couples, or families to get to the truth of what they are feeling and thinking without shame or fear. My hope is that clients will not only feel they are getting help, but will enjoy therapy as a learning process uniquely suited to them and their desired outcomes.

Your life doesn't have to be filled with fighting and rehashing the same old arguments with your partner or family member. Change begins when you decide the same old way doesn't work for you anymore...when you make that decision I can help you make the changes necessary to make it a reality!

I work with people who want to understand the connections between past experiences and patterns in their current lives to have more satisfying relationships. The people I work with want to feel connected to others, repair past relationships, participate in corrective and reparatory experiences, understand their feelings, actions, and thoughts, and be at peace with themselves.