I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider in the states of Tennessee and Alabama (inactive). I received my BA in Family Studies, from Samford University and a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from The University of Montevallo. Additionally, I hold national certification through the National Board for Certified Counselors. Prior to working in private practice, I started working on a multi-disciplinary team in 2008 treating clients with a primary eating disorder diagnosis at two leading eating disorder treatment facilities at the following levels of care: Residential Treatment, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient & Outpatient.

I transitioned to private practice in 2012, where I devote my work to those who suffer from eating disorders/disordered eating, relationship issues, grief and loss, co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, and co-addictive behaviors. Within this population, I have a special interest in working with athletes and recovery issues that arise surrounding healing the relationship with exercise and body image. Additionally as a mother, I also have a passion in helping clients mend their relationship with food/body so they can feel empowered to create a safe & healthy environment for their children. With over 10 years of experience, I can truly say it is an exciting and hopeful time to work in the eating disorder field, as more people are finding full recovery and lasting freedom. Aside from ED work, I love walking alongside individuals of all walks of life in their journey to finding meaning or healing from various personal or relational conflicts and spiritual struggles. 

In my practice, I utilize evidenced based treatments with an eclectic approach, in addition to working with a multi-disciplinary team, which includes a {therapist, a dietitian, and a physician}. I strongly believe in ongoing training as the ED and counseling field is always evolving. Current treatment modalities include but are not limited to: DBT informed-Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotion Regulation Training, CBT-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ACT-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ERP-Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy, Experiential Therapies 

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