Offerings

Individual Sessions

In office:

Joshua Tree Counseling

-50 minute hour $120.00

Virtual:

- 50 minute hour $120.00

Self pay only, I am unable to process insurance claims

Group and Small Group Story Work:

-10-week 90 minute transformational sessions 

Specialties:

Story Informed Trauma Therapy (SITT) https://storyinformed.com/about/sitt-for-clients/

EMDR, Sexual Abuse, Spiritual Woundedness/Growth,

Identity and Spiritual Formation

Frequently Asked Questions:

About My Education and Training
-Masters of Arts, Rehabilitation Counseling-Substance Abuse M.A.1992
-Bachelors of Science in Family Studies and Consumer Resources 1989
-Counseling experience in attachment disorders, developmental trauma,

abuse and exploring root causes of maladaptive coping strategies.
-IFOC Licensed Ordained Chaplain 2017-present
-IBCC Credentialed Pastoral Counselor 2020-present

Heartsync Minister-https://www.heartsyncministries.org/home

12STRS-Strategic Trauma and Abuse Recovery System

Additional Professional Training 2015 - present

-Certified Story Informed Trauma Therapy (SITT)-https://storyinformed.com/client-tools/registry/

EMDR  and DBR trained

Life Modelhttps://lifemodelnetwork.org

Thrive Today-Track I and II-https://thrivetoday.org

Allender Center Narrative Focused Trauma Care
-Certificate I (Clinical Track), Certificate II and Externship.
-David Drake Enhanced Narrative Coaching 
-Vanguard University-EDUX 8000-Understanding the Brain

-Unwanted Sexual Behavior Guide Trained-Jay Stringer

-NARM informed practitioner-Dr. Laurence Heller

What is the difference between Soul Care and Spiritual Journeying?

Trauma and Story Informed Soul Care?

Trauma- and Story-Informed Soul Care is a Christ-centered, integrative approach to healing that explores how a person’s story has shaped their present experience of self, others, God, and the world.
It compassionately attends to the impact of trauma, attachment wounds, unmet developmental needs, relational experiences, implicit memory, nervous-system responses, protective adaptations, and spiritual formation. Rather than asking only “What is wrong?” I become curious about what happened, what was needed, how the person adapted, what meaning was made, and what God-given capacities may have been wounded, disrupted, or underdeveloped.
The aim is not simply symptom relief or understanding the past. It is integration and restoration—strengthening the capacities needed for secure connection, agency, emotional regulation, discernment, embodiment, relational maturity, and the ability to receive and give love.
Within a Christian framework, healing increasingly frees a person to live from their identity as God’s beloved child rather than primarily from survival, and to love God and others more freely and participate in His Kingdom purposes.

 Spiritual Formation, Direction & Journeying

Story-Informed Spiritual Journeying is a biblical and trauma-informed way of accompanying a person as they become more attentive to their inner experience, their story, and the presence and activity of God.
Rather than beginning primarily with what needs healing, I begin with “Where are you?” What is stirring? What are you noticing? Where does God seem near or distant? What might He be inviting you to see, receive, grieve, release, or become?
Because our stories shape how we perceive ourselves, relationships, and God, I bring a story and trauma-informed lens to spiritual discernment. I may help a person notice when past experiences, attachment patterns, protective responses, or implicit beliefs about God are influencing what is happening in the present—without turning spiritual direction into trauma processing.
The emphasis is on becoming increasingly aware of Immanuel—God with us, discerning His presence and invitation, and allowing our individual stories to become more deeply integrated into His larger redemptive story.
The aim is communion, formation, discernment, and participation: growing in secure attachment to God, living more fully from our identity in Christ, loving God and others, becoming more like Christ, and participating in His Kingdom purposes.

***I am a Licensed Ordained Chaplain and Certified Pastoral Counselor. I am not a licensed mental health professional and do not provide clinical psychotherapy, diagnose mental health disorders, or represent pastoral counseling as a substitute for licensed mental health treatment when that level of care is needed.

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