I have spent more than 20 years in community mental health, working directly with people and training the teams who support them. I am a neurodivergent therapist and social worker, and that experience shapes how I teach: conversational, practical, and with plenty of room for people to learn in their own way.
I am a long-time member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider, a certified Brainspotting therapist, and a Certified Peer Specialist who serves on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Certified Peer Specialist Advisory Committee. I have supervised peer support staff, and I use my own story to help others heal, in peer work and in therapy sessions. I am trained in Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP). I am an approved clinical supervisor in Wisconsin and Missouri, have provided clinical supervision for 8 years, and supervise social workers toward Wisconsin LCSW licensure.
Around Milwaukee, I also work as a contract therapist, clinical supervisor, and facilitator with Wisconsin Community Services, support NAMI Southeast Wisconsin, and teach through Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee (SWIM).
I have taught an advanced two-day graduate course in Motivational Interviewing, and led many other trainings, at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. I teach with Shaina through UW–Madison Continuing Education and have presented at the 2025 Great Lakes Motivational Interviewing Conference and the NASW Wisconsin Chapter annual conference. I also write for the WISE Initiative for Stigma Elimination blog, including Thoughts From a Wounded Healer and Structurally Engineered Trauma in Mental Health; the wounded healer piece also appears on the Elevated Life Academy blog. I was a guest on the A Good Omen podcast, talking about self-compassion, cultural humility and Motivational Interviewing.
I care a lot about the people doing helping work, and about making sure they have the skills and support to keep doing it well.
- Focus
- Motivational interviewing, peer support, neurodiversity-affirming care and LCSW supervision