MS,
PhD,
LMFT
Last updated: January 15, 2025
Heart of the Matter Marriage Counseling, Couples Therapy, and Individual Therapy

We are relationship specialists! We are accepting new clients! 

Patterns in relationships can keep partners unheard, frustrated, exhausted, and alone. It might be frequent fights, or conflict that escalates, or a desire for a deeper connection. I help couples with presentations ranging from moving past affairs and high conflict to premarital checkups. Together we can get to a clearer level of understanding and break out of your pattern. In nourishing a relationship, we build a safe haven of comfort and joy which gives the strength to face life challenges. This powerful force, called love, is the most important thing in this life.

As a scientist-practitioner (24 research publications), I am devoted to effective, scientifically proven methods that forever change lives and relationships. I have nearly three hundred hours of advanced training and mentorship in the most effective couples therapy methods (Emotion-Focused and Gottman Method). I can't tell you how much I love this work!

With my help, we will guide you in having conversations that will move you and your partner toward a more secure relationship with greater joy. You don’t have to live another day with a sense of wanting more and wondering how to move toward the relationship you are yearning for. I hope you do reach out here or at our website. I would love to help.

Provider Details
Accepting new clients
Specialties:
  • Affair/Betrayal
  • Communication
  • Divorce
  • Family Issues
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sex/Intimacy
  • Stress
License and state:
MFT.0002369:
Colorado
Education:
Degree:
M.S., Ph.D.
School:
Colorado State University
Year graduated:
2019

Other credentials:
  • All Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) Training needed for certification as well as specialty trainings in affair recovery and blocks to effective couples therapy
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy Training, Levels 1 and 2, with Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Gottman
  • Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional (CSIP) Training with Dr. Tammy Nelson
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS): a Step-by-Step Guide to Clinical Applications of the IFS Model Training with Dr. Frank Anderson
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Immersion Training with Dr. Steven Hayes
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Certification Training with Katelyn Baxter-Musser
  • Certified ‘Within My Reach’ (WMR) Relationship Education Facilitator
  • Certified ‘Happy Couples Happy Kids’ (HCHK) Couples Program Facilitator
  • Certified ‘Learning to BREATHE’ (L2B) Mindfulness Facilitator
  • Certified Research Focus Group Leader
Language/s:
  • English
Gender:
Woman
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Sexual orientation:
  • Straight
Faith/spiritual affiliation:
  • None - Secular
Race/ethnicity:
White/Caucasian
Ages worked with:
  • 11 - 13
  • 14 - 17
  • 18 - 24
  • 25 - 64
  • 65+
Populations specializing in:
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Young Adults
Areas of experience:
  • Adolescent Issues
  • Affair/Betrayal
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Disorder
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Issues
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sex/Intimacy
  • Social Skills
  • Stress
  • Women's Issues
Type of mental health care:
  • Couples Counseling
  • Family Counseling
  • Individual Counseling (Outpatient)
  • Telehealth/Online Counseling
Treatment approach or orientation:
  • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
  • Attachment Therapy
  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • IFS (Internal Family Systems)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy)
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Sex Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
Supervision:
  • Supervision for provider licensure
Offer teletherapy:
Yes
In-person therapy:
Yes
Financial Details
Approximate cost per session:
$130-$130
Other payment/fee types:
  • Cash or Self-Payment
  • Credit Cards