About Me

I am a Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners approved Clinical Social Worker and also a board approved clinical social work supervisor.  I am also a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner.  I have been in direct clinical practice since 2003 and a clinical supervisor since 2007. I graduated from Louisiana Christian University in 1999 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work with a minor in Biology and Sociology.  I then completed my Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2002.  I completed my undergraduate training in two school based health clinics in the Rapides Parish School District in 1999 and my graduate training in direct clinical practice at the Community Service Clinic in Arlington, Texas in 2002.  In addition to extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,  I have additional training in Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Skills, Gottman Level 1 Method, Experiential Modalities, Family Systems, Brainspotting, and Psychodrama.  Over the past 19 years, I have worked extensively in leadership positions in the areas of acute inpatient and outpatient psychiatric stabilization and substance abuse treatment.  Prior to starting my private practice, I wrote and developed curriculum for  programs and facilities and served as the Clinical Director for a private residential substance abuse treatment facility in Texas.  It is my goal to continue to learn, grow and develop as a leader in my profession.