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Individual & Couples Counseling

Counseling offers a structured, confidential space to understand what is happening in your life — emotionally, relationally, or internally — and to respond to it with clarity rather than overwhelm.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over two decades of experience, I provide counseling for adults and couples navigating anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship strain, life transitions, grief, and patterns that feel difficult to change.

This work is thoughtful and paced.
It is grounded in professional training and human presence.

Individual & Couples Counseling

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What We May Work On

  • Anxiety and chronic stress
  • Emotional reactivity or shutdown
  • Past traumas
  • Relationship conflict or disconnection
  • Communication breakdown
  • Life transitions
  • Loss or grief
  • Identity questions
  • Long-standing patterns that no longer serve you

Counseling is not about “fixing” you – it is about understanding what shaped you and developing new ways of responding.

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My Approach

My work integrates clinical training with mindfulness-based awareness.

I pay attention to:

  • Thought patterns
  • Emotional regulation
  • Attachment dynamics
  • Stress responses
  • Family-of-origin influence
  • Present-moment awareness

In individual counseling, we work at a pace that supports insight and emotional integration.

In couples counseling, we focus on understanding interaction patterns, strengthening communication, and creating greater emotional safety within the relationship.

The goal is not simply symptom reduction - it is increased clarity, emotional capacity, and relational steadiness.

Options For Counseling

Give me a call, send a text, or fill out the contact form and we’ll find a time to chat so I can answer any questions you may have and we can decide when to get started. Then I’ll email you a link from the confidential platform with forms to complete and confirmation of our appointment.

Counseling Investment & Commitment Options

Meaningful counseling work unfolds through steadiness and continuity. For clients who prefer a more intentional structure, I offer commitment-based options designed to support depth, clarity, and sustained progress.

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Additional Details

A 24-hour cancellation policy applies to all scheduled sessions.

Packages are non-transferable and intended for the enrolled individual or couple.

Counseling services are available to adult residents of Idaho and Wyoming.

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.

Carl Jung