I work with individuals, couples, families, and do group therapy. I specialize in: Mormon faith crises/shifts/awakenings for individuals and couples, couples/marriage therapy, sex therapy for couples, premarital therapy, out of control or problematic sexual behavior for individuals and couples, healing from trauma/abuse, adult development, family therapy, and issues related to discrimination and systemic oppression of minority groups (race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.). I am a straight LGBTQ affirmative ally, and a member of the LGBTQ Affirmative Therapists Guild of Utah. I am an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, AAMFT member, and UAMFT member. I am current president of the Mormon Mental Health Association. In my work I utilize: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness practices, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and principles from Family Systems therapies.
I’ve been a therapist since 1998. I am thrilled to be the founder and a part of this unique group practice. I affirm the hope and wonder in each person and each relationship. It is a joy and an honor to me to be a witness to the lives, relationships, hopes, growth, and stories of those who consult me.
Supervisor Bio
I've done MFT supervision since 2003. I'm an AAMFT Approved Supervisor since 2005. My supervision is informed primarily by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, various adult developmental psychology theories, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, family systems theories, and dynamics of systemic oppression and social justice ideas & practices applied to supervision. I utilize a strength-based, hopeful, non-blaming, respectful approach to supervision. I am genuinely curious with supervisees and work primarily through questions. I seek to partially de-center myself as supervisor, but remain practical and influential, as I seek to center the person of the supervisee and the clients by focusing on their various life experiences, development, opinions, meaning-making, stories, strengths, abilities, skills, culture, values, spirituality, etc.
My supervision focuses on five main areas: 1) practical guidance and suggestions, 2) the therapeutic relationship between the therapist and their clients and between me and the therapist, 3) effective use of theory and intervention, 4) the role of culture (historical, meaning, ethics and morality, power privilege and oppression), and 5) person of the therapist development.
